Gareth Bale is confident about Wales' chances of qualifying for Euro 2016 and says there is a new "sense of excitement" not normally seen around the camp.
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Chris Coleman's team begin their campaign to reach the tournament in France on Tuesday evening when they face Andorra.
Wales have not qualified for a major competition for 58 years -- when they featured in the 1958 World Cup -- but Bale is hopeful that the nation can now finally put an end to that wait.
"There is a definite sense of excitement,'' he told FAW TV. "The start of every campaign is a new chance to qualify and this one more than any other is exciting because we have a team that's been together a while, great confidence and the fact more teams can qualify.
"It's a chance we want to take with both hands, but it's vital to get off to a good start in these groups. We feel we have a good team, we're able to play good football, and the main thing now is doing the job on the pitch."
Wales have been pitted in Group B, where they will also have to face Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel and Cyprus.
If Coleman's side are to make it through the group, much will depend on the performances of Bale, who has reached new heights since joining Real Madrid from Tottenham last summer.
But Bale, who won the Champions League and Spanish Copa del Rey last season, said: "I don't feel any added pressure whenever I pull the shirt on for my country. It's just an honour to play for Wales and I feel the excitement of playing in front of the home crowd. Hopefully we can do them proud this time round and qualify.''
Bale added that the artificial pitch which Wales will have to play on against Andorra will not be an issue.
"There's been a lot of talk about it [the pitch] but you have to put it to one side,'' Bale said. "Certain players and people don't like it and that's normal.
"But we have a job to do and when you're playing for your country, no matter where the game is or what it's played on, we're going to give 100 percent and try to win the game.''
Information from the Press Association was used in this report