DINARD: Gareth Bale, the world's most expensive fooballer, said the Welsh Dragon on his shirt provides his prime motivation as the team prepare for what he believes is their biggest game for nearly 60 years at Euro 2016 on Friday.

With neighbours England still conducting a post-mortem over their embarrassing exit, Bale is delighted that Wales are the last team from Britain still in the tournament, praising their togetherness before the quarter-final against Belgium.

"I'm very happy we're the last home nation left. It's our time to shine," he said. "We've already got one over England. We're very happy and proud to fly the flag.

"We know about the 1958 quarter-final [in the World Cup against Brazil] but since then it's the biggest game, one we're looking forward to and excited about."

"Playing more games and gelling even more makes you better. It was a changing moment for us as a team and we're still riding off the confidence."

If Belgium manager Marc Wilmots is to be believed, Bale should not expect to be man-marked on Friday, a potentially risky strategy against a player who has proved such a destructive force for his team.

Bale is not predicting victory, but he does believe Belgium will face a unified team who are quite capable of reaching their first tournament semifinal.

"Our strength is togetherness," he said. "If someone gives the ball away we'll hunt it together -- everyone does their share. We know our strengths and exactly what needs to be done."