after Wales secured qualification for the European
Championship for the first time ever.
Aaron Ramsey has described qualification for Euro 2016 as "a
great moment for Welsh football".
Chris Coleman's men were beaten 2-0 by Bosnia-Herzegovina
on Saturday, yet Israel's defeat at the hands of Cyprus saw
them book their place at next year's tournament after all.
Wales last made it to a major tournament in 1958, when they
reached the quarter-finals at the World Cup, but they had never
qualified for a European Championship until now.
"What a great moment for Welsh football. What an achievement
to have made history, we are finally going to a major
tournament," Ramsey said.
"It's not going to sink in for a while, I'm so proud. We are finally
going.
"This group of players is quite special. It didn't quite happen
tonight, but the togetherness, we've been really hard to beat.
"This has been a dream of mine, I know for the others it's been
the same. We’re only a small nation, but we've done it. We're
over the moon."
Wales sit second in Group B with 18 points from nine games,
trailing leaders Belgium by two points ahead of matchday 10.
They end their campaign with a home match against Andorra on
Tuesday.
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