“We’ve been working for it for many years now, putting in the hard work and it’s about nights like this against Belgium where we’ve obviously got the rewards and taken our opportunity as a team, and as a nation”.
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“I’ve been there 12 years, given a lot of service and I felt it was the best decision for myself and career to decide where I go next”.
That future can surely take him to grander surroundings than Reading’s Madejski Stadium.
“The ball’s coming to my feet”, the matter-of-fact Londoner said of the cross he received from Aaron Ramsey.
Wales had to weather several periods of heavy Belgian pressure but, once they had gained a foothold in the game, they took the lead in spectacular fashion.
But, whereas that Bale-inspired 1-0 win in Cardiff was often a backs-to-the-wall exercise, this was a convincing victory which fully deserved and underlined the improvement made under Coleman.
“I’m gutted for them both”, Coleman said. Hal was up for everything. I’m now thinking about the final.
Meanwhile, it is certain that a combination of world class talent and solid defence will keep Wales’ dream run alive.
But with the Real Madrid star set to face club-mate Cristiano Ronaldo in the last-four, Robson-Kanu believes the ex-Spurs man has the edge when it comes the world’s biggest stars. “The performance today is a credit to everyone”. But we have a world-class player who is better. Belgium’s fast breaks stretched Wales from the start and helped create four chances in a hectic seventh minute. After that first goal when Belgium scored, they could have dropped their heads but they fought on.
Giggs, who played 64 times for his country, analysed Wales’ win on ITV’s highlights programme and said: “I’m so proud. But I am confident in the team we have and the players we have that they can step in and do a job and hopefully can get us to the final”.
Like Ramsey, the Tottenham defender has played in every Wales game in France, but is suspended after picking up two bookings – his other came for a foul on Adam Lallana during the 2-1 defeat by England in the group stage.
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Eight days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron offered his congratulations to Wales for their Euro 2016 heroics. Passion & pride shown by Wales team & fans are incredible to watch. “Bring on Portugal!” Cameron said on Twitter.
