GARETH BALE set his sights on playing a starring role at Euro 2016 in France next summer after Wales’ 58-year wait for a place at a major tournament finally came to an end despite defeat by Bosnia.
Goals from substitute Milan Djuric and Vedad Ibisevic were not enough to dampen the Welsh celebrations in sodden Zenica as Israel’s defeat at the hands of Cyprus in Jerusalem ensured Chris Coleman’s Dragons cannot be caught in the race for an automatic spot.
It may have been Wales’ first defeat of the campaign, but this squad’s place in history cannot be denied.
To put their achievement into some sort of context, there have been 27 unsuccessful qualification campaigns since John Charles and company reached the 1958 World Cup,