Thousands of marching Wales fans bring Swiss city streets to standstill in stunning scenes
Wales fans descended upon Lucerne's 16,000-capacity stadium ahead of a massive game.
Welsh football fans brought the streets of Lucerne to a standstill as they marched to the stadium ahead of Wales Women's first-ever appearance at an international tournament.
Supporters put on a remarkable display of support for the women's national team in Switzerland on Saturday afternoon ahead of their Euro 2025 clash with Netherlands.
Rhian Wilkinson's side go up against the Dutch in their first group game of the competition today, and they'll be safe in knowledge the Red Wall are well and truly behind them.
Starting at the fan zone outside Lucerne train station, Wales and Netherlands fans walked in unison to the Allmend Stadion, a 2.5km journey ahead of the 5pm (UK time) kick-off. Welsh and Dutch colours filled the streets of the Swiss city as supporters danced and sang together in a show of unity.
Bucket hats, Welsh anthems and a real sense of togetherness were very much the order of the day.
Cymru belted out renditions of the national anthem, alongside Yma O Hyd and 'Don't Take Me Home' as Welsh colours filled the streets with song.
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The Dutch bus started at the front blasting music from the speakers, while Wales set up behind them with a more orchestral approach to the soundtrack of the march. One young girl was even performing keepy-ups at the front of Wales' march.
Bystanders watched on from their flat balconies as fans flooded through the streets on the way to the ground. The summer sun was beating down on supporters in glorious scenes, with a scenic backdrop of the Swiss mountains welcoming fans to the stadium.
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Earlier in the day a Wales supporters' team played a match at the fan zone's football pitch, with games going until 1pm.
Wales face Netherlands this evening, with France and England to come next week in St Gallen.
Whatever the result tonight, what these players and coaches have done for the women's game in Wales will forever be seen as a huge positive.
Marches are also set to take place for those matches in St Gallen, with the Red Wall set to push Cymru on through the group stage.
For the marches there, fans will need to take a bus from the fan zone to the start of the walk or take a train from St. Gallen to Winkeln train station, with the walk situated just one minute from there.
Outside the ground, there will be fan activities and an opportunity to meet fellow supporters.
While the FAW want everyone to be comfortable in what they wear to the fan walks, they encourage everyone to wear red to enforce the presence of the Red Wall inside the stadium.
Throughout the tournament, the fan walks will take place around two hours before kick-off.
Fans can stay updated on the FAW's official WEURO 25 WhatsApp channel.
The fan zone in Lucerne lit up on Friday night with performances from Welsh artists Liss Jones and Aleighcia Scott.
WalesOnline spoke to Welsh supporters, who were overjoyed to be a little part of history. Read more here.
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Zara, a 16-year-old from Swansea, said: "It's sort of unbelievable. I don't think it will sink in until we are out there in the stadium. You can see how many Welsh fans have travelled out here, it really is crazy. The team really deserve this, they've worked so hard for so many years and yeah, I can't wait now!"
The FAW also handed out free bucket hats to Wales supporters in Switzerland, giving them out near the fan zone on Saturday morning.
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