Wales on brink of major tournament after 57 years


  • Football
  • Thursday, 03 Sep 2015

Football - Wales Training - The Vale Resort, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales - 31/8/15 Wales manager Chris Coleman talks to his players during training Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

LONDON (Reuters) - Wales have suffered so many near-misses in the past half-century that the fans take nothing for granted but there is now a genuine belief they can reach a major tournament for the first time since the 1958 World Cup.

It will happen as early as Sunday if Chris Coleman's team win their Euro 2016 qualifiers away to Cyprus on Thursday and then at home to Israel three days later.

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