The Wales players have the added incentive of taking Euro 2016 bonuses beyond £3 million with victory against England on Thursday after the Football Association of Wales agreed to share all prize money for the tournament three ways.
A third will go to the players and staff, a third is being devoted to their preparation costs and the rest will be put towards further FAW projects to help improve Welsh football.
Every group win at Euro 2016 is worth €1 million on top of the €8 million that Wales received for qualifying for the tournament but victory over England would also guarantee a further €1.5 million for reaching the last 16.
That means that winning tomorrow would take Wales’s total guaranteed pot to €11.5 million, which would then equate to just over £3 million between players and staff.
The total prize money is a significant increase on previously European Championships, with the pot standing at €301 million (£239 million) compared to the €196 million (£155 million) for the previous competition in Poland and the Ukraine.
That is largely due to the growth of the tournament from 16 to 24 nations, although the maximum that could be won by one team has only increased from £18.6 million to £21.4 million despite an extra match.
Wales have already invested heavily in their training camp in Dinard, with the pitches even cut to the same pattern as in the stadiums.
“Wales like every participant will receive eight million euros, that money has effectively been spent on the development of all the facilities, all the charter aircraft, all the hotels, everything we need to do to participate,” said Jonathan Ward, the FAW chief executive.
“Beyond that there are certain win and progression bonuses and of course the further you go through the tournament the more money you get, let's hope we can as far as we can and we bring some money home for the betterment of Welsh football."
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