Clarets closer to having first ever player at the Euros

Last updated : 13 June 2015 By Tony Scholes

Sam's finding his feet again at both club and international level after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury and was again named as a substitute by Chris Coleman, coming on with just over two minutes of normal time remaining for goalscorer Gareth Bale.

This win came against a Belgium team currently ranked second behind Germany in Sepp Blatter's World Rankings and a side that last night boasted the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Christian Benteke in their starting line up.

I'm not sure many could have given Wales a chance of reaching the finals next year, but this latest win, their fourth in the group so far, has taken them three points clear of Belgium and five points clear of third place Israel with just four games to play.

No Burnley player has ever played in the Euro Finals whilst with the club although six ex-Clarets have and current Burnley player Stephen Ward played in the 2012 finals while with Wolves.

Last night gave Sam Vokes his 33rd Welsh cap and his 12th since becoming a Burnley player.

Meanwhile, the next World Cup might be three years away with still some doubt where it might be held, but the qualifiers are underway. Yesterday, Canada beat Dominica 2-0 away although David Edgar was an unused sub and unable to add to his 28 caps.

The INTERNATIONALS feature has been updated to add Vokes' latest cap.