Wales international Danny Gabbidon on BBC Radio Wales: "I am the worst watcher. I like to be out on the pitch. Feeling the atmosphere in the squad in the earlier camps I was involved in, you could sense a feeling that there is something happening.

"There are no nerves in these players, only excitement. It is a massive game and the lads have been talking about this game for a long time. They just want to get out there and play now and show the ground what they can do."

Robbie Savage
BBC Radio 5 live

"I think you have to be cynical early on. People might not like to hear that but against a world-class player like Eden Hazard, I think you give him a little reminder in the first few minutes.

"If he is on his game, at times, you cannot stop him."

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Wales manager Chris Coleman, speaking to Sky Sports about his decision to start Jazz Richards and play Chris Gunter at centre-back: "We were struggling at centre-half but the formation we've got is one that we trust. It's served us well in the past and we're confident we will perform."

On the importance of this match: "We're ready, we're prepared. We've got experience and our players have been here before. This is what we've been working towards and there's pressure, but it's all good pressure. We need to thrive on it. Our performances so far have been magnificent and we need to go out and execute our plan.

"Belgium are second in the world but our supporters expect from us and so they should."

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BBC commentator Ian Brown: "One posing, one being photographed. Wales v Belgium commentary on 5 live."

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It could have been worse for a group of Belgium fans who set out for tonight's match by bus, plugging the brilliantly blunt "Wales" into their sat-nav.

New South Wales, Australia is more than 10,000 miles away from the Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff, Alabama is 4,000 odds miles away from FAW HQ.

Fortunately the village of Wales - population 6,455 - in South Yorkshire is only four hours drive away from they intended target as they explained when ringing a Belgian radio station this morning to share the pain., external

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All 33,000 tickets for tonight's game sold out in just a matter of days after going on sale back in March.

Just across the train tracks from Cardiff City Stadium is a world-class stadium which can cram in more than double that number, but Chris Coleman says his side prefer the old-school football atmosphere in their current home.

Wales last played at the Millennium Stadium in March 2011 when 69,000 watched then lose to England.

Good call? Or could the football team recreate the cauldron that the rugby team get bubbling on a Six Nations day?

You can listen to build up to the game on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio Wales right now, with full match commentary from 19:45 BST.

You can also choose from either of those commentary options online by clicking on the 'Live Coverage' tab on this page.

When sandwich spokesman and three-time World Cup winner Pele was still a fresh-faced 17-year-old.

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The Netherlands face Latvia in a huge match for coach Guus Hiddink and the Oranje.

They have dropped to fourth place in the group in the last few minutes after Turkey beat Kazakhstan 1-0 to overtake them into third.

The Dutch have struggled in this qualifying campaign after Louis van Gaal left them for Manchester United following their World Cup semi-final run.

Group leaders Czech Republic host second-placed Iceland, who have never qualified for a tournament before. The Nordic minnows have won three of their five games 3-0, but lost 2-1 to the Czechs in their first meeting.

Czech coach Pavel Vrba said: "I expect their coach to respond to our first game in Plzen. Maybe we will surprise him with fielding a player he does not expect." Jan Koller?

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Wales Sport at Cardiff City Stadium

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"Wales' Euro 2016 qualifier against Belgium has been billed as their biggest match for more than a decade, and the sense of anticipation in Cardiff is palpable.

"There will be a sell-out crowd of 33,000 at Cardiff City Stadium as second-placed Wales face Group B leaders Belgium, who have climbed to their highest Fifa world ranking of second.

"Wales' players arrived to rapturous applause from a legion of home fans, while the number of Belgian supporters here seems to be far larger than their 2,000-ticket allocation.

"This is a vital match for both sides' hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016, and the atmosphere cranked up a notch when Welsh band the Super Furry Animals took to the stage on the pitch at around 19:00 BST."

The Super Furries dedicated their 1996 single 'The Man Don't Give something something' to Cardiff's hard-living cult hero Robin Friday, complete with an equally sweary sleeve image featuring the man himself.

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"Tintin, Poirot, Jean-Claude Van Damme... You boys are going to take a hell of a beating."

Turns out that there a fair few famous Belgians. Well, certainly enough for BBC Wales to make this gee-you-up, tune-you-in promo for their coverage.

"Eddie Merckx, Rene Magritte, Audrey Hepburn, can you hear me?" - probably rejected as a line too far.

You can listen to live BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru coverage right now at the top of this page. Just use the live coverage tab.

Kevin Ratcliffe
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

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"Even before, with an empty ground, outside in the city everyone was getting ready for this game. Hopefully we won't let ourselves down - we have been in this position before and not produced. We can make life a lot easier, get three points tonight and we can go to Cyprus a bit relaxed. If we don't, we'll go there a bit anxious."

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Croatia host neighbours Italy in a top-of-the-table clash. Italy are two points off Niko Kovac's leaders, so would go top with victory. However coach Antonio Conte is without midfielders Daniele De Rossi and Marco Verratti and defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli through injury.

Atletico Madrid striker, and rumoured Manchester United target, Mario Mandzukic missed Croatia training on Wednesday with leg muscle tension but he has been passed fit and starts.

This is Croatia's 12th game at the Stadion Poljud in Split - they have only won one of the previous 11.

Both sides are unbeaten and well clear of fourth place now but Norway, in third, are within two points of Italy and host Azerbaijan. Bulgaria, who sit four points below Norway so retain a play-off hope, are away to winless Malta.

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Not everyone will be familiar with Jazz Richards, I'm sure, so here's a bit of detail about the 24-year-old.

Richards is a full-back who came through the youth system at Swansea, breaking through in the 2009-10 season. He has since made over 30 appearances for the Swans but has spent most of his career out on loan.

He had a spell at Crystal Palace, helping them to the Premier League and has also played for Huddersfield and, more recently, Fulham.

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Here is how Robbie Savage rates Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard ahead of Wales v Belgium. How do you rate them?

I think Hazard's own team-mate Christian Benteke might have something to say about those generous heading stats for a start...

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Is this new Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez's first meeting with his club's world record signing Gareth Bale?

If not, they are very good lookalikes.

Agent Jake Mallen tweeted these pictures of a very cordial-looking encounter in a hotel lobby a couple of hours ago.

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Obviously Belgium v Wales is the game of the day in Group B but there are other matches in the group that could have an impact at the top.

Israel, who are only two points off the leading pair, host Bosnia, one of the biggest underachievers in qualifying so far. Mehmed Bazdarevic's side are fifth with five points - but a win today could see them within a point of the top three.

Israel won the reverse meeting 3-0 and Bosnia captain Edin Dzeko said: "This is one of the key matches, both for us and the Israelis, who know they cannot lose. We have played a lot of these kinds of matches in front of our fans in Zenica, and surely, with their help, we can get a good result."

Fourth-placed Cyprus, themselves only three points behind Israel, are away to whipping boys Andorra.

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Brazil, Argentina, Spain, the Netherlands, France.

All lower than Belgium in the latest world rankings. In fact, only world champions Germany are higher.

Back in 2009, Belgium were 66th - lower than Burkina Faso, Macedonia, and Bahrain., external

Fifa's rankings fluctuate more spectacularly than penny stock on Black Monday, but second in the world is no fluke.

Tonight is a chance for Wales to measure themselves against a particularly high benchmark.

Jazz Richards at full-back, Chris Gunter shunted inside to centre-half, will Chris Coleman's rejigged defence be coherent enough to stand up to Belgium's razor-sharp attacking edge?

Richards has spent a large chunk of this last season on loan to Fulham - he is taking a step up from Championship level tonight.

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What to make of those changes then?

Kevin De Bruyne's storming form in the Bundesliga has sent the rumour mill into overdrive with suggestions that he could be part of Manchester City's recruitment drive.

A little less aerial threat, a little more silky on the deck. I don't think it will add up to much of a weaker Belgian team.