 | WALES v ENGLAND |
Wales captain Ryan Giggs saw the shoots of success in his side's 1-0 World Cup qualifying loss to England in Cardiff. "England got the luck this time, but if we keep producing performances like that it'll come our way," said Giggs.
"We're building towards the future, the European Championships in 2008. Winning games is a habit we need to get, but I feel it's just around the corner.
"Each game is a learning experience for this young side and the game in Poland on Wednesday will be another one."
Giggs' belief in his unsung team, drawn largely from the Premiership sidelines and lower leagues, was backed by an England camp relieved to leave Cardiff with three points.
"Wales made life difficult for us, especially hanging in during the first half when I thought we played well," England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson told BBC Sport Wales.
"They threw a lot of high balls at us in the second half which are always dangerous.
|  Wales are on the right road |
"They are a much better team than when we played them at Old Trafford, and if they continue like this they have a very good future. "[Wales manager] John Toshack has said that Euro 2008 is the target and they have a good chance of making it if they keep playing like this."
Giggs' opposing captain and long-time Manchester United side-kick David Beckham was also impressed.
"It was never going to be a comfortable game against the passion of Wales and their fans," said the Real Madrid superstar.
"They're on the right road, the players are all working hard for each other and you can't ask more than that from a team.
"They can't qualify for the World Cup and that can make motivation difficult, but they had no problems against us."
Beckham enjoyed the challenge of facing his old team-mate Giggs.
"We grew up together so it was nice to lead our countries against one another," Beckham told the BBC.
"He showed once again what a great player he is and we got to swap shirts at the end."
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