Italy 1-0 Wales: The Euro 2020 loss in Rome which felt like a win for Wales
Wales were forced to play the final half an hour a man down after Ethan Ampadu was sent off, the remaining 10 men delving into their deepest reserves to limit the damage and scrape through to the second round on goal difference ahead of Switzerland.
"We knew it was going to be a difficult game but we got the job done, finished second," said captain Gareth Bale. Having been drawn alongside Italy, Switzerland and Turkey, simply getting out of their group would be considered a success for most - but Wales' players had set that as a minimum target before the tournament.
"We will always be together. That's our platform. We always stick together, we always work hard together, but we can't look past the next game and don't know who we're getting yet."
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