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. Glimpse of their heroespublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Fans line up outside Cardiff Airport hoping for a glimpse of the team as they arrive.

    Fans at Cardiff Airport
  2. Thanks folkspublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    FAW have tweeted in four languages, including Breton, to thank the people of Brittany for their welcome.

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  3. Crowds expected at Cardiff Castlepublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    The players will board an open top bus at the castle at about 16:00 BST.

    Cardiff Castle
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    Preparations at Cardiff Castle earlier

  4. Here to see who?published at 14:26 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales reporter Max Evans tweets

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  5. Meanwhile in the stadium...published at 14:23 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Cardiff City Stadium
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    Last minute preparations for the concert

  6. Fans gather at Cardiff Airportpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Supporters waving Wales flags and groups of school children will be among those ensuring the team are given a hero's welcome at Cardiff Airport.

    Fans at Cardiff Airport
    Fans at Cardiff Airport
  7. They're on their way!published at 14:12 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

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  8. Applause as team boards planepublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    BBC Wales' Dafydd Pritchard tweets

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  9. Leaving Dinardpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Group photo from Ian Gwyn Hughes, the Football Association of Wales' head of public affairs.

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  10. Hello and welcomepublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 8 July 2016

    Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Wales football team's homecoming celebrations in Cardiff.

    We'll bring you all the updates as the players' plane touches down at Cardiff Airport before they make their way to Cardiff Castle where they will board an open top bus.

    From there they will travel to Cardiff City Stadium where a concert headlined by the Manic Street Preachers takes place in front of a crowd of 33,000 fans.

    Wales playersImage source, Getty Images