political flag in the locker room at the World Cup. Protest Pristina- Corriere.it

Qatar 2022 is a World Cup that fails to avoid socio-political controversies. And it risks being like this until the final on 18 December. Meanwhile, now the flag of discord also riseswhich appeared in the Serbia dressing room and also in the stands of Lusail during the match against Brazil on Thursday 24 November.

A flag with a detail that is causing discussion. The reason? The map of Kosovo, a free and independent state since 2008, is drawn on it, on which the “there is no surrender” stands out in Serbian. Naturally thereThe reaction was immediate on the part of the Albanian community, which in Kosovo represents the ethnic group with the greatest representation among the population. It is in practice a territory that has been disputed for years, but is now free (and at the center of international tensions). On one side Serbia, on the other Albania.

At the moment Fifa has remained silent, but not the Kosovar Football Federation. He asked to punish the “provocation” and “aggressive act”, an action “that incites hatred among peoples». Kosovo has thus officially presented a complaint to the highest football world body «for the aggressive action of the Serbian national team, continued in the match against Brazil. Before this match, the Serbian national team was in the locker room a flag was placed, showing the map of Kosovo in the colors of the Serbian flag, with the inscription “No surrender”. Kosovo is an independent and democratic state, with the utmost respect for human rights and accepted by the most powerful states in the world, and as such it will continue on its path, regardless of provocations such as the latter”.

Kosovo hopes for “a formal, effective punishment in strict application of the rules same as Fifa”.