But the tournament organisers don't find the scenes quite so endearing. "Uefa [is] frowning on it unfortunately because it's encroachment on the pitch," the Football Association of Wales' president, David Griffiths, said on Monday. "But the team is run like a family and the boys have been together for so long."

And the players are still likely to be dancing and kicking the ball around with their children after Wednesday's semifinal against Portugal in Lyon. Win or lose.