WALES manager Chris Coleman has warned his players that their dreams of Euro 2016 glory will be crushed by Portugal if they start believing the hype.

Coleman’s men are the toast of the nation after goals from Ashley Williams, Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes saw them battle back from a goal down to win Friday’s quarter-final against the Belgians and storm into the semi-finals.

The match was watched by more than a third of the population – 1.27million – and thousands more in France but the Wales boss knows that if his side rest on their laurels now they risk blowing a golden opportunity to go even further.

“Belgium is parked,” said Coleman ahead of Wednesday night’s semi against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.

“That’s great but it’s gone. I can’t think of anyone else. It’s the next one. It’s massive. The next one is even bigger.

“If we go into the next one and think this tournament is so nice and it is great and haven’t we done so well, this lot will turn us over. They will. They will beat us.

“If we go in with that mentality – that it doesn’t matter as the country have had such a good time watching us – it is over before we kick a ball. I promise you that.”

Coleman insists that Wales will again be the underdogs in Lyon but he’s happy with that.

“We don’t need to change anything we do,” he said. “We will be underdogs but we have a huge chance here.

“I know how good our boys are and can be. We have to get our game plan right and then we have a good chance of good things happening.

“It is not easy to take the emotion out of the situation,” he added. “We need to control it. We can’t let it control us as if it does we are dead in the water. It is another huge test and great challenge and let’s see if we can deal with it again.”

In contrast with Wales, who have won four out of five games in the tournament, Portugal drew all three group matches and have been taken to extra-time by Croatia and penalties by Poland.

“That tells me they are resilient and have a strength that they can come through tough time in games,” said Coleman.

“They have not dominated but have still come through the test. So this will be as tough a game for us.

“They have not sneaked into a semi-final. It has taken them five games to get here and that is not luck. You can’t sneak through.

“They have a tough mentality. We have had to do it a different way. But how we did it and how they did it, don’t worry about that, as this game will be completely different for them and us.”

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