Wales forward Gareth Bale took another little dig at England after the team paraded through the streets of Cardiff, which were lined with an estimated 200,000 fans welcoming home the Euro 2016 semifinalists from France.
Bale, 26, minced no words about his desire to fare better than England during the competition. Following the parade, the Real Madrid player enthusiastically told reporters "we got ahead of the English," referring to Wales finishing ahead of the Three Lions atop Group B and advancing further in the knockout rounds.
Bale said: "To get a welcome like this was incredible. It shows how amazing our fans are.
"The support we've had has given us that extra confidence to move on to the next level. Everything we've achieved we could haven't done it without everyone here.
"We fought hard to qualify, all through the games we kept progressing and getting better as a team. We knew what we were capable of after getting to France, we said we didn't want to make the numbers up.
"We wanted to give it a real go -- and we got ahead of the English!''
Wales' dream run was ended by Portugal and Bale's Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, who will face France in the final on Sunday (9 p.m. CEST/3 p.m. ET on ESPN/WatchESPN). But for a side that hadn't been in a major competition since the 1958 World Cup, the end result was as good or better than anyone might have expected.
Aaron Ramsey, who missed out on the semifinal loss because of yellow card accumulation, spoke about team unity and what it was like to be a part of such a fantastic team.
He said: "The way we are set up, the philosophy is second to none. It's a pleasure to play in this side.
"I wanted to go into this tournament and show what I'm capable of doing on a personal level as well. The staff have been unbelievable, they have helped this team on.
"We've had some really dark days as a team but we've come so far in a short space of time. The chemistry between the team is evident in the way we play, we work our socks off for each other.
"We play with freedom and we enjoy ourselves.''
Skipper Ashley Williams, whose headed goal kick-started an impressive quarterfinal comeback victory against Belgium, admitted there was disappointment after the Portugal loss, but said there was nothing for his team to hang their heads about.
Williams told his team: "I said at the end of the semifinal to the boys 'Don't let your chins drop.'
"We did ever so well and should be proud of what we've achieved over the last few years. We came into the tournament with a smile on our face and our head up and I said 'let's make sure that's how we leave.'
"We couldn't wait to get to France once we qualified, we've all enjoyed the experience in camp being together -- it's been like a long school trip!''
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