Wales captain Ashley Williams has promised the players are fully focused on Cyprus and not what could lie in store for them this weekend.
Williams knows Welsh football could be throwing its biggest party in over half-a-century on Sunday night if they can secure back-to-back Euro 2016 qualifying wins over Cyprus and Israel in the next four days.
Most Wales fans were not born when the country last qualified for a major tournament at the 1958 World Cup, meaning excitement is running wild at the prospect of reaching next summer's European Championship in France.
But Williams admits the players' perspective is all about remaining grounded.
"As players and as people involved in the camp we understand the expectation and the way the nation is feeling because we feel the same," Williams said ahead of the Cyprus game in Nicosia.
"But it is our job to go out and perform and protect what we've done in this campaign.
"We understand there's two games but the fact is we don't look past the Cyprus game.
"I refuse to look at Israel or the other two games and I won't let the boys do that either.
"We're just so focused on Cyprus because we understand how big it is.
"It's three important points and we don't want to give that up, and it would be silly now to be thinking of Israel, Bosnia or anyone.
"The game's too big and Cyprus are a good team, and if we start thinking about something else we'll get hurt."
Unbeaten Wales top Group B with 14 points from six games and have travelled to the Mediterranean on a high after beating Belgium, the world's second-ranked team, in their previous qualifier in June.
Wales might be described as favourites against opponents ranked 82 in the world, but Swansea skipper Williams insists the tag does not bother Chris Coleman's squad.
"The key to what we always try and do, whether people make us favourites or not, is that when it comes down to it the squad focuses on that 90 minutes and what's required to get the job done," Williams said.
"Doing that makes the task a lot easier really. There is expectation now but we just focus on our jobs.
"We used the underdogs thing a little bit to help us but that has changed now and we keep trying to do what we've done for the last few years."
Wales have not lost a competitive game for two years and are expected to be above England for the first time when the latest FIFA rankings are published on Thursday morning.
Coleman's side are set to hold onto ninth place with England dropping two places to 10th.
"It's funny really because as a player you don't take too much notice of the rankings," Williams said.
"But it's nice when you're in a high position. I think we said it was nonsense before - but now we says it means something!
"It's great to get the recognition and a lot nicer to be where we are than where we were before."
Source: PA
