Football: Wales for the first time in history in the semifinals of the Euro

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The Wales national football team in the final 1 / 4 beat Belgium with 3: 1, one of the favorites of the European Championship 2016 of the year, and for the first time in its history it reached the semifinals of the tournament.

The Belgians opened the score already in the 13 minute, when midfielder Raja Nainggolan scored with a long-range shot.

However, after half an hour of play, the Welsh came back - after a corner by Aaron Ramsey, team captain Ashley Williams scored a goal.

In the second half, the Welsh team managed to take the lead almost immediately - striker Hal Robson-Kanu scored from a pass from Ramsey, who with one trick left three Belgian defenders out of action.

The match was ended 4 minutes before the final whistle by substitute striker Sam Vokes, who fired just over the goalkeeper of the Belgian national team and London Chelsea, Thibaut Courtois.

In the semifinals, the Wales team rival, led by Chris Coleman, will be Portugal, beat on the eve of the poles.

It is noteworthy that in this match teammates from Real Madrid and the main stars of their teams Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo will come face to face.

At the same time, another Welsh leader Aaron Ramsey will miss the match, who received his second yellow card in the tournament and will be disqualified for one game. In the game against Belgium, Ramsey was marked by two assists.

For Wales, this is the first participation in the final round of the European Championship. More than half a century ago, in 1958, the Welsh took part in the World Cup for the first time and reached the quarter-finals.

On Saturday, July 2, the Italian team, beat previously champion of the last two tournaments Spain, will meet with the current world champion Germany.

In the final match of the 1 / 4 finals in July, the French national team, the hosts of the tournament, will play with major sensation tournament - the team of Iceland, which is on the previous stage knocked out the British.

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