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

  1. Envy of her schoolpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    This pupil will be the envy of her friends as she managed to gather every autograph.

    fan with autograph
  2. The buses are readypublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

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  3. 'Duh, amazing'published at 15:13 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    What's it like to meet Gareth Bale? This young fan seems fairly happy about it, as BBC reporter Max Evans tweets.

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  4. Crowds gather in city centrepublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    St Mary Street is getting busy as fans get ready to greet the team at Cardiff Castle

    Crowd in Cardiff's Saint Mary Street
  5. 'He signed mine!'published at 15:08 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Lucky fans grab a moment with their heroes, as BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets.

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  6. Chris Coleman signs autographspublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets

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  7. Fan favouritepublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Gareth Bale is mobbed by fans wanting autographs 

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  8. 'Heroes return'published at 15:01 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    First Minister Carwyn Jones tweets

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  9. How many?published at 14:57 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Two! Two minutes until the team arrive to greet their fans.

    Fans at airport
  10. Off the sofa after the Euros?published at 14:57 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    A survey conducted by Sport Wales suggests that nine in ten people in Wales believe Wales' performance in the Euros has brought the nation closer together.

    Sport Wales says it hopes to harness that passion to help develop a more healthy, active nation because a quarter of the survey respondents said they wanted to do more exercise or play more sport, external off the back of Wales' Euros journey. 

  11. 'Wales, Wales, Wales'published at 14:53 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets

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  12. Back on Welsh soilpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    The team poses for a photo on the steps of the plane at Cardiff Airport

    Wales team
  13. Crowds starting to gather at the castlepublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Crowds gathering at Cardiff Castle
  14. Rolling out the red carpetpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Ben Price tweets

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  15. Outriders at the readypublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    South Wales Police's roads unit tweets

    Officers prepare to escort the team from Cardiff Airport

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  16. Everyone's a heropublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets

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  17. Touch downpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    The Wales team's plane arrives at Cardiff Airport

    Wales plane touches down
  18. Time for a quick rehearsalpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

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  19. Well done, Wales!published at 14:40 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets

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  20. Cardiff city centre flies the flag(s)published at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales' Stephen Fairclough is in Cardiff city centre and says preparations are well underway to welcome the team home

    St Mary Street, Cardiff