The Euro 2016 minute: get set for England v Wales

It’s on. Photograph: Uefa via Getty Images

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1. It's almost time …

Euro 2016: England v Wales … did you know?

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2. Bale force

Wales’s talisman Gareth Bale is pumped: “We play for the shirt and dragon. We give everything we’ve got.”

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He’s ready. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

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3. France advance

Injury-time goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet secured a 2-0 win over Albania and the hosts’ place in the knockout stage.

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Flexi-flags: smart move. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

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4. Magical Marek

Marek Hamsik was a cut above Russia – and most of his Slovakia team-mates – in a match-winning performance rounded off with a delightful goal.

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That jaw. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

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5. Löw blow

Germany’s Joachim Löw has said sorry for causing a stir with his, er, trouser scratch and sniff: “Obviously sometimes you do things subconsciously.”

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Hands where we can see them, please. Photograph: Reuters