Wales team's Euros homecoming celebration

Summary

Wales' most successful football team arrives home
Celebration included open top bus tour from Cardiff Castle and a concert at Cardiff City stadium
BBC Wales was with them every step of the way

Live Reporting

Natalie Crockett, Ruth Thomas, Carys Hepworth and Gemma Ryall

So much pridepublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
BBC Wales' Max Evans tweets
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'Your national team'published at 19:06 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Stadium goes wild for Wales team at the stadium.
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'You deserve each other'published at 19:05 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Chris Coleman tells the stadium the fans and players "deserve each other".
"This is not the end," he says.
Here come the boyspublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
The Wales team and their manager receive huge cheers as they entered the stadium
Army of support at stadiumpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Members of The Royal Welsh, The Welsh Guards and The Queen's Dragoon Guards were at Cardiff City Stadium to welcome back the Wales team.
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"The three Welsh regiments are extremely excited to welcome back our Wales Euro squad this evening at Cardiff City Stadium. It's been brilliant to support the team as they've achieved so much during the Euros and we look forward to being a part of the celebrations."
Matthew Dwyer Lance Sergeant of The Welsh Guards
And the crowd goes wildpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Wales manager Chris Coleman is cheered into the stadium
What perfect lyricspublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
BBC Wales' Max Evans tweets
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'Good day to be Welsh'published at 18:52 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
BBC reporter Max Evans tweets
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'Thanks for the support'published at 18:50 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey tweets
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'Here to say thank you'published at 18:47 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
The Manics' James Dean Bradfield thanked "Chrissy Coleman and the boys for the best sporting summer of our lives" before belting out the Wales Euros 2016 song Together Stronger.
Wales team listenpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
They're almost ready to come out - and enjoying the concert from the tunnel
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'You stole the sun'published at 18:44 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
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Nicky Wire dressed to impress for the occasion with a red suit and Welsh flag
'Croeso nol' from Ceredigion AMpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Assembly presiding officer Elin Jones tweets
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Manics singalongpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
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'Bit bonkers'published at 18:38 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
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'My, my, my'published at 18:36 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
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Stage is setpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
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Dad dancingpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Happy with the team, but perhaps not so much with the dad dancing...
'Mutual adoration'published at 18:20 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
BBC Wales' Dafydd Pritchard followed the team throughout its European adventure.
He argues that the bond between Wales' players and fans was one of the defining features of Euro 2016, "a symbiotic relationship that has propelled the country's football to new heights".
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'The red wall'
The Barry Hornspublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
These guys need no introduction. And it's almost time for the Manics!