Saturday 16/November/2024 – 01:06 AM
The Kosovo national team withdrew from the match that brought it together with its counterpart, the Romanian national team, because its players were subjected to racist chants by Romanian fans in… European Nations League.
Kosovo national team players withdrew from their match against Romania due to racist chants
Until its final minutes, the match was a goalless draw between the two teams, as they are in the second group in the third stage of the European Nations League.
In the last minutes of the match, the Kosovo national team players entered into an altercation with the Romanian national team players, due to racist chants from the latter’s fans towards the Kosovo players, before the players withdrawn and left the match field and announced their withdrawal and not completing the match.
Romania’s national team goalkeeper, Neita, and some of his teammates, tried to calm his country’s fans in order to continue the match, but the Kosovo national team players continued their position and withdrew from the match. The referee decides to cancel the match and not continue it.
The position of the Romanian and Kosovo national teams in the group standings in the European Nations League
The Romania national team occupies first place in the standings of Group Two in the third stage of the European Nations League with 12 points from 4 victories, while the Kosovo national team comes second in the standings with 9 points from 3 victories and a defeat.
