England rivals Serbia 'set to backtrack on Euro 2024 quit threat' after calling for punishment
Serbia, who are in England's group for Euro 2024, are reportedly set to backtrack on their threat to quit the tournament this summer.
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Serbia, who are in England's group for Euro 2024, are reportedly set to backtrack on their threat to quit the tournament this summer.
The country threatened to walk away from the competition unless UEFA imposed a strict punishment on Croatia and Albania.
Serbia, who are in England's group for Euro 2024, are reportedly set to backtrack on their threat to quit the tournament this summer.
The country threatened to walk away from the competition unless UEFA imposed a strict punishment on Croatia and Albania.
Serbia, who are in England's group for Euro 2024, are reportedly set to backtrack on their threat to quit the tournament this summer.
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Serbia, Croatia and Albania were part of the former Yugoslav Republic which crumbled in the 1990s.
Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in war, with Albania and Serbia also sharing a troubled relationship over Kosovo in the years since.
Authorities in Serbia have been left enraged by the chants and, earlier today, Serbian FA General Secretary Jovan Surbatovic called for action to be taken.
"What happened is scandalous and we will ask UEFA for sanctions, even at the cost of not continuing the competition," he said.
"We are sure that they will be punished, because they have already responded to our appeal to remove the so-called journalist from Albania from the championship.
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"We will request UEFA to punish the federations of both selections.
"We don't want to participate in that, but if UEFA doesn't punish them, we will think about how to proceed.
"We were punished for the cases of fishing and our fans behaved much better than the others.
"One fan was fined for racist abuse and we don't want it to be attributed to others.
"We Serbs are gentlemen and we have an open heart, so I appeal to the fans to remain gentlemen."
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UEFA have decided to bring disciplinary proceedings against Croatia and Albania since those comments.
And Serbia are now primed to bactrack on their threat to quit Euro 2024 as a result, according to The Times.
A UEFA official claims Serbia had not made any threat to quit the tournament, despite engaging in dialogue with the country's FA Cup.
Serbia lost 1-0 to England on Sunday, with Jude Bellingham scoring the only goal of the game.
And their second fixture, against Slovenia, commenced at 2pm.
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Serbian FA General Secretary Jovan Surbatovic was left furious at chants by fans of Croatia and Albania on Wednesday
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Had Serbia withdrawn after their match today, Denmark would have been awarded an automatic 3-0 victory.
That would put more pressure on England, who lock horns with the Danes today.
Serbia were unhappy with chants during the 2-2 draw between Croatia and Albania on Wednesday
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And it would also have put Serbia at risk of being disqualified from Euro 2028 as well.
The next European Championships will be held in the UK and Republic of Ireland, with Wembley and the Aviva Stadium set to host games.