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Gareth Bale and his Wales Euro 2016-chasing team-mates have made it clear they don't want to move to the Millennium Stadium as Chris Coleman hit back at claims the big Belgium showdown should have been switched to the home of Welsh rugby.

Wales' June 12 top of the table clash with Eden Hazard and Co will be played in front of a capacity Cardiff City Stadium crowd, the 30,000-plus tickets having been snapped up in no time.

The FA of Wales have come under fire in some quarters for not staging the match at the bigger Millennium Stadium, where 74,000 could have crammed in and Welsh football received a financial windfall from the most high-profile match of their qualifying campaign.

But Coleman made it clear the players want to continue running out at the home of the Bluebirds and will resist any suggestion of switching other Euro matches against Israel and Andorra a mile up the road too.

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"I've heard the criticism, why don't we move to the Millennium Stadium?" said Coleman.

"Well as far as we're concerned, we just want to carry on doing what we have done thus far in this qualifying group.

"We're halfway through the campaign and the plan, at this stage, was to be in the top three. Well, we're in the top two and we're there for a reason.

"Why should we suddenly start changing things around suddenly? We prefer playing at Cardiff City, where 30,000 screaming Welsh fans roar us on and create a fantastic atmosphere.

"There's a big difference between that and say a 50,000 crowd at the Millennium, which would mean quite a number of empty seats. That would be an entirely different atmosphere and would take its toll on us."

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Coleman continued: "The players are comfortable at Cardiff City Stadium, they get a good buzz out of playing there, they're not interested in moving elsewhere.

"Look, if we continue achieving success we know there may come a time when we might have to move to the bigger ground. I'm aware of that.

"But we have got into the position we have because of the way we have gone about things. That has included the players enjoying the Cardiff City Stadium experience.

"We know that if we keep on winning, each and every game is going to get bigger and bigger. Israel was huge, this time it's Belgium.

"With that comes excitement and pressure, but the best way to deal with that is to just carry on in the same vein as before, prepare properly by doing the very things that have got us to this stage in the first place. That includes the ground we play at."

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Wales moved away from the Millennium in 2011 because of falling crowds and because the players were not happy with the playing surface which they believed was more suited to rugby.

That situation has been resolved with the putting down of a new pitch, while Wales' sudden Euro success has created a clamour for tickets from a Welsh public desperate to see their national team qualify for France 2016.

But Coleman insisted his players believe running out at a more compact and packed Cardiff City Stadium gives them proper home advantage and a better chance to achieve the dream.

Belgium top Pool B on goal difference from Wales, the two sides locked on 11 points from five matches played. Next come Israel on nine points, followed by Cyprus on six and Bosnia on five.

Wales and the Belgians would each probably be content with a draw next month, meaning they would still be bang on course for the automatic top two qualifying spots.

"I don't want to play the game down," said Coleman. "If we are to achieve what we want to, which is qualify for the finals in France, then we have learn to cope with what's happening.

"We want to embrace the pressure in a way perhaps Wales sides down the years haven't successfully."

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