History made as Wales make Euro 2016 semi-final
Wales reached their first ever semi-final of a major tournament with a magnificent 3-1 victory over Belgium in Lille.
Wales reached their first ever semi-final of a major tournament with a magnificent 3-1 victory over Belgium in Lille.
An avid Welsh football fan who campaigned for a fanzone in Cardiff has himself missed out on a ticket to the semi-final screening at the Principality Stadium.
Mark Jones, from Pontypool, set up a petition for the capital to have a fanzone ahead of the European Championship.
Cardiff Council then decided to bring one to Cooper's Field for the duration of the tournament.
Due to Wales' success by reaching the semi-final, the decision was made to move the fanzone to the Principality Stadium. Tickets were released at 10am this morning but quickly sold out.
Between bandwagon-jumpers and event hawks, I missed out on a ticket to my own fanzone.
I'm heartbroken.
The whole idea of switching to the Principality Stadium was so more people could go. And yet, I campaigned for it, I haven't missed one fanzone - and now I can't go.
The Prince of Wales has sent the Welsh football team a good luck message ahead of their Euro 2016 clash against Portugal tonight.
A director who brought Nottingham Forest's European success to screen said he would give Wales the same treatment if they won Euro 2016.
Disappointed fans hoping to watch Wales v Portugal at the Principality Stadium have complained of long queues and website errors.