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Wales' Euro 2016 heroes have revealed why they were reluctant to move to the 74,500 capacity Principality Stadium.

The team boasted a formidable record in the Cardiff City Stadium during qualifying for the tournament in France, but the enormous interest in the team following their summer exploits had led for calls to move to the bigger venue.

Indeed, around 27,500 packed into the stadium to watch Coleman's men lose to Portugal in the semi-final on a 100ft screen.

However, Ashley Williams has dismissed those calls and says that the Cardiff City Stadium is a special venue for the squad.



He said: "This is our home ground when we play for Wales, that’s what we feel. We fill it out, it will be a great atmosphere, we’ve had a lot of success here, we’re comfortable here, we don't see the need to move and stadium and pitch not as comfortable on.

"We’ve got some great memories and experiences here and we want to create more."

That follows a similar message from the manager in July, who hailed the unique atmosphere created by Wales fans in the Cardiff City Stadium.

A bumper crowd is expected tomorrow night as the World Cup qualification campaign gets underway against Moldova.

He said: "Cardiff City Stadium is our home, It’s where we get 30,000 sell-outs, where the atmosphere is electric, where we spent our last campaign.

"The feeling generated by our supporters had a huge impact on the team so we shouldn’t forget that.

"We could gamble and go back to the Millennium Stadium. It is a magnificent stadium, we know that, we could get another 20,000 maybe, but we made a choice.

"Cardiff City Stadium is our home for the next campaign. I would imagine we’re going to stick to that and we should stick to it.

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"I’d rather be playing at Cardiff City Stadium where there’s 30,000 screaming Taffs breathing down the opposition’s neck, and our boys feeding off that.

"Playing in front of 50,000 at the Millennium Stadium is a fantastic atmosphere, but that’s a different type of atmosphere.

"We should remember what’s served us well and not mess about with the ingredients of the whole structure of the last campaign."