The Euro 2016 minute: Cymru am byth!

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5. And away from Wales …

The football was average, the attendances unspectacular and the hosts went out in the semi-finals, but Euro 96 was about more than football.

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4. 'Wales have a spirit'

Chris Coleman has led his country to their first ever semi-final in a major tournament, but what do the locals of his hometown make of him?

Steven Morris investigates

Waving the flag Photograph: Polly Thomas for the Guardian

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3. Not just Bale and Ronaldo

For all the focus on the Wales and Portugal stars, both sides have been carried to the Euro 2016 semi-finals by a genuine collective effort.

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Can Bale inspire a team effort? Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

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2. A Greek repeat?

Giorgos Karagounis, part of the Greece side who won Euro 2004 says: “Wales have the belief, just like we did”.

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1. Coleman can deliver

The Wales manager was seemingly made for international football and even as a player tended to come into his own on matchdays.

Nick Miller has more

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