Coleman hails dream qualification

Wales manager Chris Coleman said his side have fulfilled a dream by qualifying for the Euro 2016 finals.

A 2-0 defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday proved immaterial as Israel`s loss to Cyprus confirmed Wales` place in France next summer.

"It means everything. We`ve all dreamed about this," Coleman told Sky Sports.

"We`ve had a lot of disappointments and we`ve nearly got there but haven`t delivered. They`ve delivered, they deserve it."

Coleman walked on to the pitch at the final whistle in Zenica unaware he had created history by becoming the first manager since Jimmy Murphy in 1958 to lead Wales to the finals of a major tournament.

His side`s unbeaten record in Group B had been ended in Zenica by second-half goals from Milan Duric and Vedad Ibisevic.

But jubilant celebrations soon followed as Cyprus` victory filtered through to confirm Wales would finish in the top two places in the group with one game remaining, against Andorra in Cardiff on Tuesday.

"I was disappointed not to get anything from the game," Coleman added.

"We were gutted coming off because we didn`t know what the [Israel v Cyprus] result was but now we do. And wow, I can`t explain how it feels.

"This lot here [the fans] have been absolutely unbelievable, they deserve it.

"It`s an absolute dream. It was the first time tonight we got a bit flustered defensively, but under the circumstances you can understand that.

"But over the campaign, to concede four goals nine games and two in one game... as a unit we`ve been fantastic." -BBC