Vladimir Putin is the butt of the jokes as Wales trounce Russia

Wales didn't just make it to their first major tournament in over half a century, they got out of their group... as winners.

With England failing to break down a stuborn Slovakian defence in Saint Etienne, Wales were breezing past Russia in Toulouse. Russia, a country over 800 times the size of little Wales. Russia, whose population of 144m people dwarfs Wales' of a mere 3m. Russia, a country that's hosting the World Cup in a couple of years... 3-0 it finished, with goals from Aaron Ramsey, Neil Taylor and Gareth Bale sealing Chris Coleman's side's passage into the last 16. As well as savouring the moment, many a Welshman (with help from others) used the result as an opportunity to poke fun at Russian president, Vladimir Putin. https://twitter.com/gordonmacmillan/status/744979233173344257 https://twitter.com/seany180/status/745004564886192129 https://twitter.com/NathanConstable/status/744999857102913536 https://twitter.com/almurray/status/744994549651673089 https://twitter.com/lancegould/status/745007963228745728 In winning the group, Wales will now face one of the third place finishers in the next round. England will face the second placed team in Group F - a group containing Iceland, Hungary, Austria and Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal.