Chris Coleman has no intention of playing the occasion down as he prepares his side for what he calls Wales' biggest game for 58 years.

Wales meet Belgium in Lille on Friday night with a Euro 2016 semi-final place the prize for the winner.

Coleman's men start as underdogs against opponents ranked second in the world but the Wales manager said his squad have taken inspiration from talking to a member of the 1958 side which reached the quarter-final of the World Cup.

"We had a good week training in Portugal before we came out here and one of the players from the '58 team came out and had a chat with some of the boys," said Coleman.

"We we were talking about the 1958 experience they had.

"In those days, when players arrived back off the train they were asked whether they'd been on holiday because nobody knew they'd been at the World Cup.

"We're sure it meant the same to them as to us now but we have to say we don't need to ham this game up. We know what's at stake, we know we've earned it, and it's a great place to be.

"Since the 1958 quarter-final, we have to put this down as the biggest game our country's been involved in."

Coleman insists Wales will embrace an occasion which will be like a home game for Belgium.

The French city of Lille is just a few miles from the Belgian border and Wales fans will be heavily outnumbered.

But Coleman promised it is a game that his players are looking forward to and do not see as their final stop in the competition.

"I'm not going to play the occasion down, I'm going to enjoy it and savour it," said Coleman.

"But we'll enjoy it when we perform and we put the work in. We've done that so far.

"It's not a feeling that Wales can't lose, they weren't meant to be here in the quarter-final, we're underdogs.

"It's not the way we see it. It's a huge challenge but just another one in a line of them we've already met.

"We've done all these things to get in this situation in the first place and the pressure is on us from within to keep performing."

Captain Ashley Williams is fit to play after damaging his shoulder in the last-16 victory against Northern Ireland.

The centre-back collided with team-mate Jonathan Williams in the closing stages of the 1-0 win in Paris and has had daily treatment to make the Belgium game.

"When you see a shoulder injury like that you're always worried," said Coleman.

"The medical team have done a fantastic job, getting him ready and getting him in shape.

"I'm just relieved. I said 24 hours after the game that would be the period we needed to concentrate.

"If he had a bad reaction it would have been difficult but It's great news for us that he will be available.

"Maybe I'm old-fashioned but you need leaders in your side.

"When you have a strong dressing room you need a strong character to lead it, and Ash is that."

Eden Hazard is wary of the threat Wales "superstar" Gareth Bale poses to Belgium's hopes.

Friday's intriguingly-poised quarter-final will be the countries' fifth meeting in less than four years.

Coleman's men edged the last encounter between the nations in Cardiff a year ago, when Belgium were unable to turn domination into goals as they went down 1-0.

Hazard knows they need to display a more ruthless side at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday as well as shackle Real Madrid star man Bale.

"We didn't create too many chances against Wales in recent times," the Belgium captain said.

"We struggled to score goals. They've got a large defensive block, they play with five at the back, they're difficult to displace.

"They've got top players in the middle of the park and a real superstar up front. I hope that tomorrow's match will be different to the last one we played against them.

"I hope we can create a lot of chances and score goals"

Belgium approach the quarter-final buoyed by an impressive 4-0 last-16 win against Hungary, with Hazard deservedly being named man of the match in Toulouse.

The attacking midfielder accepts he "didn't have the best season" at Chelsea but is feeling good ahead of a match which a thigh complaint had made him a doubt for.

"My injury is okay, I was able to train this morning," Hazard said. "I didn't feel too much pain.

"We've still got 24 hours to go before the match so I can still have some treatment and we'll do that during the day."

Belgium have problems at the back with Thomas Vermaelen suspended and Jan Vertonghen out for up to eight weeks after tearing ankle ligaments.