After the players from both sides entered the stadium and played the national anthem, Barak and rustu said to the audience in the center of the stadium: "My teammates and I hereby declare that we are against any form of discrimination. In the past three weeks, we have witnessed that football unites people of different religions, nationalities and colors and enjoys passion. Please join us in uniting against racism. " The captain's armband of the two men also has anti-racial discrimination signs.
The theme of combating racial discrimination runs through this European Championship. From the opening match on June 7th, the "Unite against Racism" campaign jointly sponsored by the European Football Anti-Racism Organization (FARE) and UEFA also began. Not only are the clothes of the security guards and staff members printed with the same signs, but billboards around the venue also have placards saying "No to racism".
In order to highlight this theme in the semi-finals, the organizers also placed vests with anti-racist slogans and signs on each audience's seats. Before the game started, the host called on the audience to put on their vests and make waves together. (