Wales' Euro 2016 player ratings: Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale among the best performers, but who else stood out?
Chris Coleman's Dragons have written their names into Wales folklore forever
Wales Euro 2016 player ratings
Show all 16Wales ended their memorable run at the European Championship tired, full of pride and serenaded by devoted fans.
When the Welsh national anthem, Land of My Fathers, reverberated one more time long after the final whistle, the Portugal fans who stayed after their team's 2-0 victory in the semifinals applauded the sea of red shirts that still filled the other end of the stadium in Lyon.
"I'm prouder of this team than any team I've ever been involved in, because I know what they've sacrificed to get to this stage," Wales coach Chris Coleman said. "I've told them how proud I am of them, and the nation is proud of them."
Wales goes home having won four games at Euro 2016, and topped its group. A Portugal team that placed third in its group, and won in 90 minutes for the first time on Wednesday, goes on to the final.
"We've done plenty of winning, now it's our turn to lose. It's not a nice feeling," said Coleman, adding that he hoped Portugal went on to win the title on Sunday, against France or Germany.
After a momentous summer for the Welsh, we look at who stood out for Coleman's men as they wrote themselves into their country's sporting history forever. See above for our take on how they performed at Euro 2016...
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