Wales on brink of ‘something special’

Chris Coleman believes Wales are on the brink of “something special” and beating Belgium tonight (7.45pm, Live on Sky Sports 5) would prove it as victory would put them among the top seeds for next month’s 2018 World Cup draw.

It would cap a remarkable rise for Wales as four years ago, when the 2014 World Cup draw was made, they were ranked 112th in the world and in the bottom band of seeds.

They had sunk so low, they were actually beneath the Faroe Islands and in the same pot as Andorra, Kazakhstan and San Marino — and Wales manager Coleman admits the prospect of joining European super-powers like Italy and Germany as top seeds at the St Petersburg draw is an enticing one.