please log in to view this image Well...as nobody else has mentioned it yet.... COME ON WALES!!!! Will be watching this with a great deal of hope. It's been a while since we've been so hopeful of qualification and this is SUCH a big game. Really hope we do well. Euro 2016 qualifier: Wales v Belgium Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Friday, 12 June Kick-off: 19:45 BST Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and the BBC Sport website, Sky Sports 5 & NowTV Streams: Try HERE (am I allowed to post that?) :s Wales manager Chris Coleman believes his players will rise to the challenge of what has been described as their biggest game for more than a decade. Coleman's men face Belgium at the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday in a key Euro 2016 qualifying match. Belgium lead Group B on 11 points, with Wales - who have not played at a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup - behind them only on goal difference. "It is huge. This is what we have always wanted," said Coleman. "We have said for a long time we wanted to play in front of full houses against the best teams in the world, playing to do something special." The top two teams from each of the nine groups will qualify automatically for next year's European Championship. While defeat would not end Welsh hopes of qualification, victory would be a huge stride towards ending their 57-year absence from major tournament finals. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes it is his country's "biggest game" since beating Italy 2-1 in 2002. They face formidable opposition, with Belgium having climbed to second in the Fifa rankings, their highest-ever position. Quarter-finalists at the 2014 World Cup, Marc Wilmots' side began the qualifying campaign as favourites to win the group. But Wales have matched their unbeaten start, winning three and drawing two of their matches to date. Coleman's men reached their highest-ever world ranking of 21st in May, and the manager is revelling in his side's change in fortunes. "Hopefully it gets bigger and bigger because with every result we get, the next game gets bigger. We are embracing it, and it is helping the squad grow and mature," he said. "The more times you are in those big games and you take care of the pressure, you get better for it. This is where we want to be." Friday's match will be played in front of a capacity crowd of 33,000. Team news Wales talisman Gareth Bale will win his 50th cap, and the Real Madrid forward is bound to be the centre of attention once again in Cardiff. A star-studded Belgium side will be captained by Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard - the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year. Wilmots' men will be without Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini (groin) and suspended Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany, whose fellow centre-back Jason Denayer is a doubt. But Wales captain Ashley Williams said Belgium have more than enough strength in depth to cope. Match facts Head-to-head Wales have only beaten Belgium twice in nine competitive matches: a 3-1 win at Cardiff Arms Park in 1990 and a 2-0 win at the same venue in 1993. Chris Coleman's side have drawn their past two matches against the Belgians, both in Brussels. The last time the teams played in Cardiff, the Belgians won 2-0 in September 2012 on their way to securing qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Two goals is the biggest winning margin in matches between the sides, with both teams achieving the feat twice. Wales Netherlands were the last team to beat Wales - 2-0 in a World Cup warm-up match in Amsterdam in June 2014. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is his country's top scorer in their Euro 2016 campaign so far, netting four times in five matches. Belgium Belgium have not lost since their 1-0 quarter-final defeat by World Cup runners-up Argentina in Brazil. Bosnia-Hercegovina are the only side to have breached the Belgian defence in Group B so far in their 1-1 draw in October 2014.
I'm going for 1-1. And I'd be happy enough with that...if we sneak a win then the group should be ours!! Nice overview of where we are (to get the juices flowing) by Jack Collison on BBC Sport HERE
Wales to win and the score will be either 2-1 or 3-2, cannot quite make my mind up how open or cagy this game will be, Bale to make history tonight........... Thanks for putting this thread up Norfolk, much appreciated.
Thierry Henry believes, the players believe and finally the country believes. This young crop of Welsh players can finally end the 58-year wait and qualify for a major tournament. Oh and I believe...............
I hope they get something, even though I am not that bothered with international football anymore. Just think they will have a little to much for us.
Our best chance for years with our best side for some time. This is a tough test against the 2nd best side in the rankings but wales's confidence is sky high at the moment and with Bale in the side then we have a chance. There is a bit of a gulf between the two sides in quality but with some lady luck and the wind behind us we could nick it at home......2-1
The beauty of having Bale and Ramsey in the team is that we can now play relatively poorly and still have a chance of winning the game. Even if Belgium dominate tonight, at least we always have a chance on the counter attack with Bale's power and pace.
Hoping for something but wont be surprised one bit if they win with ease.......even missing a few of their star players they still ooze class all over the pitch....we are suspect at the back and i think they will expose that..
Eddie Merckx, Audrey Hepburn, Adolphe Sax, Peter Paul Rubens, Hercule Poirot .............. Your boys took a hell of a beating!
That was as tense as when I watched ALIEN for the first time. Never happier to hear the ref blow YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
