The capital of Wales Cardiff froze on Friday welcoming the football team, which reached the semi-finals of the European Championship. About 200 thousand people greeted the football players, who left "Euro 2016" after losing to Portugal 0:2 and sharing third place with Germany, which also lost 0:2 to France in the other semi-final. Hundreds of Welsh people greeted the team at Cardiff Airport, which was renamed Cardiff Gareth Bale Airport for a day honoring the team's brightest star. After that, the football players rode through the city streets for an hour on an open bus. Players and fans greeted each other with the chant "Huh," which was popularized by another "Euro 2016" sensation - Iceland, which reached the quarterfinals. "For many years while abroad, I constantly heard: 'Wales? Where is that? Is it part of England?'. Now everything has changed. During these five weeks, they showed where Wales is and that we have our own country," said Welsh Prime Minister Carwyn Jones. The Welsh team participated in their first major championship since the memorable 1958 World Cup. In "Euro 2016," the Welsh won four games in six matches and surpassed England in the group stage. The football team parade ended at "Cardiff City" stadium, where the famous Welsh band "Manic Street Preachers" performed. The players were greeted with the chant "Diolch. Together We Are Stronger" - "Thank you (in Welsh). Together we are stronger." "Because of moments like these, players work hard to properly represent their country. They knew that the nation was waiting for them," said coach Chris Coleman.
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