Rob Page says that Wales will go toe to toe with anyone at the World Cup in 2022.
They advanced to the knockout stages from a tough group at Euro 2020.
With the World Cup starting in November, Page said they went with the confidence they had.
The USA has played against us. They're a strong outfit.
In my first game, we played against their European based players.
Anything can happen when you play against a home nation team.
Bring it on, we will go toe to toe with anyone. The changing room has an attitude like that.
After Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 64 years, Page had a bit of sleep.
It's one of those times when you wake up and realize you're going to the World Cup. It's amazing.
I was wondering at the end of the game if this was a cruel dream that I was having. When you come back to the hotel and celebrate with the players, then wake up this morning and realize that we did it, it's reality.
It is a proud moment for the country.
Jimmy Murphy, a native of the Rhondda Valley, guided Wales to a World Cup in the 1960's.
Page took over from his assistant coach role 19 months ago and has been at the helm ever since.
Page said it was a special moment for him and his family.
The Rhondda has my parents still living in it. We are all going to like it.
Wales will be playing in the World Cup for the third time in six years, after failing to qualify for the previous two tournaments.
The cycle was broken when Chris Coleman was the manager.
Page was quick to praise Coleman as well as his predecessor, the late Gary Speed, after Wales beat Ukranian.
If we were going to give ourselves the best chance of qualification for major tournaments, something had to change, and Gary did that.
He took it to new heights. Gary and his family were the recipients of that win.
It was down to Speed that we had an identity as a nation and as a team.
When we reached the semi-finals of the Euros, Chris Coleman took it to another level.
A group of players love playing for their country.
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