Gareth Bale says Wales have pulled off "an amazing achievement" by getting further at Euro 2016 than the other home nations.
Chris Coleman's side are the last men standing after their last-16 win over Northern Ireland was followed by England's humiliation at Iceland's hands.
Neighbours the Republic of Ireland also departed at the first knockout stage, leaving the spotlight on Bale and his team-mates ahead of Friday's quarter-final against Belgium.
A video emerged this week of Wales' players celebrating Iceland's shock win, and Bale is happy for Wales to hog the headlines ahead of what he agrees is their biggest game since the 1958 World Cup quarter-final.
"We're happy," the Real Madrid star said as he was again nominated for press duties two days out from the game. "It's our time to shine. We're the last ones left and it's an amazing achievement in itself.
"The Northern Ireland game was a very ugly one that wasn't suited to us but to play an ugly game and win shows our spirit and character. We're very happy and proud to fly the flag."
Bale puts the success of Wales and the unfancied Icelanders down to team spirit and a lack of pressure, and said "the dragon on my shirt" was his sole motivation at the finals.
And he described downtime in Wales' Dinard camp as being packed with "quizzes, table tennis" and "like being with mates on holiday."
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