England may have won the battle of Britain but after being held by Slovkia 0-0, the Three Lions crawled into the last 16 behind Wales who drubbed Russia 3-0 to top Group B with six points and qualify from the group for the first time since 1958 in a major competition. England had five points.
An elated Gareth Bale, who stabbed in Wales third goal in the 67th minute, said after the game: “We knew everything was on this game, it was in our own hands. We said before the game ‘let’s have no regrets’.
“It’s probably the best performance I’ve been involved in with Wales. We started very well, we didn’t feel too nervous.
“We want to thank the fans out here and at home.
“To top the group, what more can you ask? We said we didn’t want to make the numbers up. Well, we can’t do any more than win the group. We look forward to seeing who we play next.”
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