Pontus Jansson makes a controversial move on the training

When Switzerland met Serbia in the second round of Group D, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri scored their own goal. The two Swedes chose to celebrate their goals by shaping their hands as the eagle adorning the Albanian flag.

Xhaka and Shaqiri have Albanian origins in Kosovo and wanted to show their support for the Albanian nation. However, the guest is not undisputed, but Swiss players have been heavily criticized.

Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic said after the match: "If he loves Kosovo so much that he shows the flag, why did he thank no to play for his national team? "

After the match, it was clear that Xhaka and Shaqiri were being punished

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The captain of the World Cup Swiss team Stephan Lichtsteiner, suspended at the meeting with Sweden,

– We have several Kosovo Albanians in the team and there is a lot of history between Serbia and Kosovo, so it's Was mentally a difficult match for them. That's the story for them, it's bigger than football, so I understand them and I think that's normal, it's part of their life and they've been provoked by Serbian supporters before the match, "said Lichtsteiner 02. On training the Swedish national team for the eighth final against Switzerland, Pontus Jansson seemed to be keen on the cameras.

Jansson seemed in a hurry and made several gestures, but it was, among other things, about the Kosovo Albanian eagle, which was hard to resist.

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Complex History

The history of Kosovo and Serbia is complex and dates back hundreds of years. In modern times, Kosovo was an autonomous country of the Republic of Serbia in Yugoslavia from 1974 to 1989.

The Serbian president of At the time, Slobodan Milosevic abolished the autonomy of Kosovo, which provoked great dissatisfaction among Kosovars or Kosovo Albanians. . This led to the Kosovo war.

Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia in 2008 and is recognized by the majority of the 193 UN member states, including Sweden but not Serbia.

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"Sweden begins the war of the psyche"

Jansson's efforts on the Swedish training have been highlighted internationally.

Andreas Böni, a journalist based in Switzerland, said that the Swedish national team started to fight before Tuesday's match.

"The Swedes begin the Whitsun war! Pontus Jansson makes the double eagle in training," writes Böni on Twitter.

Florian Künzi on Telebasel criticizes Jansson's action.

– He may want to show solidarity with the punished players, but most importantly, I think he wants to show that he is ready to go home tomorrow, says Künzi.

– He showed the same kind of humor as a child in a playground.For Swiss children, the Easter nest is a little fun, says Sven Schoch to Die Track Information Si Ag. [19659002]

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