The political background of the match between Serbia and Switzerland that defines a quota for the round of 16 of Qatar 2022

The preview of the match between Serbia and Switzerland will define more than a place for the round of 16 of the World Cup Qatar 2022. This after revealing the political context on which the match for Group G of the World Cup party will be played.

This after an image is revealed inside the dressing room of the Serbs in the clash against Cameroon. On that postcard you can see the flag of Kosovo, a country that declared itself independent on February 17, 2008. A right that there are some countries that still do not recognize. One of them is Serbia, an issue that could transcend the field of play.

Beyond the fact that it is an act of protest for a geopolitical issue, this includes two Swiss footballers. Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, the stars of the team led by Murat Yakin. In addition, the Swiss territory has thousands of Kosovar Albanian citizens who are in favor of Kosovo being a free nation.

They could play in Serbia

The link between Serbia and Kosovo is that the latter were part of the former Yugoslavia. That is to say, Shaquiri and Xhaka could also have played for the team that adds a point in Qatar 2022. They are also part of this long list of players who would have made Yugoslavia one of the most important teams in the world.

The dream eleven that the Balkan team could have formed would be the following: Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid); Sime Vrsaljko (Olympiacos), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid), Sead Kolasinac (Olympique de Marseille); Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), Sergej Milinković-Savic (Lazio), Filip Kostic (Juventus); Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) and Edin Dzeko (Inter).

The Balkan War was one of the triggers for the rest of the Yugoslav republics to proclaim their independence. Not only these two nations suffered from this conflict, but also countries like Croatia, one of the witnesses being Real Madrid star Luka Modric.

This situation has already reached the playing fields. In 2018, Switzerland and Serbia met each other. Shaquiri and Xhaka did not miss this opportunity and celebrated with the gesture of the double-headed eagle, a symbol of Albanian nationalism. Four years earlier, the clash between Alabani and Serbia was called off, after a drone with the Kosovo flag flew over the pitch. This came to blows and lack of control. We’ll see what happens this Friday with a duel that will literally sparkle in the stands.