Cristiano Ronaldo made European Championship history as Portugal ended Wales's extraordinary Euro 2016 journey with a 2-0 semifinal win on Wednesday that sent them into the final.
He also teed up Nani for Portugal's second goal but at the end of the battle
consoled Bale on the pitch.
"The team did a marvellous job to reach the final. I hope on Sunday you'll see me crying with joy," Ronaldo said.
"I always said I wanted to win something with Portugal. I've been at the highest level for 13 years. The statistics never lie."
Bale said Wales deserved better, when asked by British television.
"I felt so, it's a difficult one to obviously analyse now. We are obviously massively disappointed but we've got to be proud of ourselves, first and foremost. We've given everything on the pitch, off the pitch."
Fernando Santos's men now go on to a Sunday showdown at the Stade de France with Germany or hosts France.
It will be only Portugal's second major final after Euro 2004, when a 19-year-old Ronaldo was left in tears on the Estadio da Luz pitch in Lisbon after the hosts were beaten 1-0 by Greece.
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