Wales proud to be last home nation standing, says Bale
Gareth Bale says Wales are proud of their "amazing achievement" in being the last home nation still competing at Euro 2016.
Chris Coleman's men take on Belgium in Friday's quarter-final in Lille having already eliminated Northern Ireland, while England suffered a humiliating last 16 defeat to Iceland in Nice on Monday.
> > We're happy. It's our time to shine. We're the last ones left and it's an amazing achievement in itself. > > > "The Northern Ireland game was a very ugly one that wasn't suited to us but to play an ugly game and win shows our spirit and character. > > > "We're very happy and proud to fly the flag \[for the home nations\]. > > > "\[Beating Belgium in qualifying\] was a changing moment for us as a team and we're still riding off the confidence. Just one of those where it gave us that extra belief we could really do it. We always did believe but it was a snowball effect. > > > "From beating Belgium \- No 2 in the world at time \- it gives you extra confidence and takes you to the next level, we've gone up a level and taken our game on. > > >