The road to France is clearing for Wales now and things were smoothed further when Belgium held on for a 1-0 win in Israel on Tuesday night. It confirmed Wales’s second place in the group at the halfway stage (two points clear of the Israelis) and gave further evidence that Israel are short of the quality needed to make the top two. Further good news was the red card picked up by Vincent Kompany in Jerusalem, which should mean that he misses what now looks like Wales’s biggest game in years when Belgium visit Cardiff on 12 June. Things are going in their favour, but their quality is coming through now as well and the presence of both Gareth Bale (twice) and Aaron Ramsey on the scoresheet on Saturday augurs well; if Bosnia-Herzegovina, who still entertain hopes of catching Wales from six points behind, have Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic then Wales have these two and arguably greater depth beyond them than their rivals. Joe Allen was outstanding against Israel too and it is no coincidence that, with Allen and Bale now 25 and Ramsey 24, Wales are hitting form as their biggest talents enter their peak years. A couple of wins from the next four games would probably ensure that things are firmly under control by the time they face Andorra in their last game. Chris Coleman cannot look that far ahead yet, and it would be a crying shame for the neutral if Wales’s golden generation let this slip, but there is an air of authority that suggests their time is coming. Nick Ames
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