The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Monday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Wales and Cyprus. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
Wales head coach Chris Coleman had this to offer following the team's scoreless draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday (via UEFA): "It was a good point and a great performance. We had to ride our luck a little bit. They came here to beat us. Bosnia have very good players, physically strong and they were unbelievably passionate about playing for their country. We talked about that beforehand. We had to stand up to the challenge, we matched them and we had a few chances, while Wayne [Hennessey] pulled off a few saves."
"Our fans were given a committed performance," he added. "It was a great atmosphere and it was the first time that we have walked out into a crowd like that. The national anthem was powerful. We have to keep that now. Three points on Monday will make this point look very good. All week the lads have been magnificent and the team spirit has been fantastic, it really has."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Wales' Gareth Bale has made seven league appearances for Real Madrid this season. The 25-year-old has four goals and three assists and is averaging 1.4 key passes per match.
Wales' Projected Lineup (5-3-2): Hennessey, Gunter, Taylor, Chester, Davies, A. Williams, King, Bale, Ledley, J. Williams, Church
Cyprus' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Georgallides, Dossa Júnior, Merkis, Antoniades, Stylianou, Charalambides, Makridis, Laban, Christofi, Makris, Nikolaou
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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