Kosovo’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Romania was halted after Romanian fans were heard chanting ‘Kosovo is Serbia’.

The offensive gesture – which also included banners being unfurled in the stands by Romanian supporters with the same message – resulted in the Kosovan players leaving the pitch before they headed to the changing rooms.

Only 18 minutes of the clash had been played, with the score level at 0-0 at the time of the suspension when French referee Willy Delajod responded to the chants.

Kosovo and Serbia are at odds due to the fact Kosovo is a mainly ethnic Albanian-populated territory that was formerly a province of Serbia. It declared independence in 2008.

However, Serbia has refused to recognise this and still considers it part of the country, despite having no formal control there.

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