Rob Phillips
BBC Wales Football Correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

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It's absolutely huge for Wales tonight.

We all wondered what life would be like after Gareth Bale. Well, this would be the first qualification that Wales have achieved since his retirement and the first one without Bale.

Wales ended a run from 1958 to 2016 by qualifying for France and Euro 2016, which was a fairy tale.

That was ground-breaking but this would be hugely significant because of the absence of Bale.

You cannot underestimate how Wales' greatest ever player can be replaced, but Rob Page, in a period of transition, has got Wales to the brink again.

If they qualify to a third consecutive European Championships it would be something amazing.

Sue Charles
BBC Wales weather presenter

If you're going to the Wales game tonight, it should start dry and stay that way for the most part.

It'll be a chillier night - with lows of 7-9C, but rain should hold off until after the match in Cardiff.

There may be just a chance of some light rain or drizzle for fans as they leave the ground - so you might want to take your raincoat!

But a cold front is bringing thicker cloud and some rain overnight and the air is starting to turn colder.

So layers could come in handy - I'll certainly be wearing them when I'm down at the Cardiff City Stadium tonight!

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Wales will be one win away from Euro 2024 if they beat Finland in their home play-off tonight.

Victory will set up a one-leg play-off final at Cardiff City Stadium against Poland or Estonia on Tuesday.

Having failed to qualify for a major tournament between 1958 and 2016, Wales are aiming to reach their fourth out of five - and a third successive Euros.

"There's everything to play for but we're fully prepared for it," said Wales manager Robert Page.

"It's quite a relaxed environment and that's not because we're blase about it or taking things for granted.

"We're in good form, most of the squad are playing for their clubs and training has been excellent.

"We have gone through similar experiences with the pressure of the play-off situations against Austria and Ukraine [to qualify for the 2022 World Cup], and the difficulty surrounding that.

"We are all quite relaxed but not underestimating the challenge."

Let's dare to dream for a minute, shall we?

The draw for Euro 2024 has already been made.

This is the schedule if Wales qualify for Germany.

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He may have only played 90 minutes of football since injuring his knee in September but captain Aaron Ramsey has been named in Wales' matchday squad for today's win-or-bust Euro 2024 play-off semi.

The Cardiff City midfielder is expected to be on the bench this evening against Finland in Cardiff, having only made a brief substitute appearance for Cardiff City last Saturday following a calf strain.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Ben Davies is set to wear the armband again, having led Wales in October and November when Ramsey was ruled out with a knee injury.

Wales boss Robert Page has left Cardiff City forward Rubin Colwill, Sheffield United goalkeeper Adam Davies and Hibernian midfielder Dylan Levitt out of his match day squad.

Ipswich Town winger Wes Burns, Swansea City centre-back Ben Cabango and Wycombe Wanderers central defender Joe Low have withdrawn from Wales' squad because of injury.

Niall Huggins, Joe Morrell and Tom Bradshaw were already missing through injury, while Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer is not included as he continues his recovery from the cardiac arrest he suffered during a Premier League match in December.

Finland are without midfielder Robert Taylor, while Middlesbrough striker Marcus Forss is also missing.

Good afternoon,

It's a big, big day for Welsh football as Wales attempt to qualify for a third successive European Championships.

The 2016 semi-finalists ran Croatia and Turkey close for automatic qualification, but have had to settle for a play-off berth and now face two one-off games to try and force a late entry to Germany for Euro 2024.

First up is Finland, with Wales needing to win to set-up a final against Poland or Estonia on Tuesday.

We are going to bring you all the big match build-up ahead of kick-off at 19:45 GMT with plenty of content ahead of what is certain to be another raucous night in Cardiff.

Let's have a cuppa and try not stress yet, ok? There is plenty of time later for fingernail biting and general worrying.

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