Wales forward Gareth Bale is confident his team will start their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign on a positive note against Andorra on Tuesday.
Chris Coleman's men head into their Group B opener in Andorra La Vella upbeat about their chances of reaching a major tournament for the first time since 1958.
Real Madrid star Bale is aware of the importance of starting on the right foot and Andorra, who are 199th in the FIFA rankings, should pose little threat to Wales.
"We are looking to get three points, which is vital," Bale said to faw.org.uk. "We need to get off to a good start.
"We want to win every game we go into, whether we're underdogs or favourites.
"We feel we have a great team that has now been together for a while, and we're full of confidence."
The Welsh will face fierce competition to finish in the top three of their pool.
Top two seeds - Belgium and Bosnia-Herzegovina, both of whom competed at the World Cup in Brazil this summer - are favourites to clinch the two automatic qualification places.
Cyprus and Israel are expected to challenge Wales for a third-place finish, which could mean a play-off spot.
Bosnia-Herzegovina head into Tuesday's game against Cyprus in Zenica determined to qualify for a second major tournament as an independent nation.
Safet Susic's side were hopeful of progressing past the group stages in Brazil after a strong qualifying campaign, but suffered a first-round exit following defeats to Argentina and Nigeria.
"We will do our best to qualify for Euro 2016 and to achieve a better result than the one in Brazil," Susic said.
Belgium and Israel begin their campaigns on October 10, after their game which was scheduled for September 9 was postponed until next year because of security concerns.
The Belgians, who were eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, will take on Andorra in Brussels, while Israel - coached by former player Eli Guttman - begin against Cyprus in Nicosia.
Source: PA
