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Jul 6, 2016 at 8pm UK
 
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Chris Coleman: 'I never thought as far as semi-finals'

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Wales manager Chris Coleman admits that he didn't think as far ahead as the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Wales manager Chris Coleman has admitted that he never thought as far ahead as the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Wales have already surpassed expectations at what is their first major tournament for 58 years, topping Group B before going on to beat Northern Ireland and Belgium en route to the last four.

A semi-final against Portugal awaits them on Wednesday night, and Coleman acknowledged that it is uncharted territory for his players.

"I think I never thought about [the semi-final]. When I thought about the tournament and looked at the group we were in I thought we were capable of getting out of the group. I know football and anything can happen but if we got it right I thought we'd get out of the group," he told reporters.

"The quarter-final, did I think that was a possibility? I did. I didn't know what would happen over that but I knew we had a good team. The worst thing that could have happened to us would have been to get our game wrong and work so hard to get to this tournament only to fall flat on our face.

"It's a learning curve for us and these boys have a lot to come. Long after I'm here these players will be so it's all about the learning process."

Should Wales beat Portugal then they would face either world champions Germany or hosts France in the final.

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