MOSCOW, September 14 – The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has opened a disciplinary investigation into the incidents that occurred during the 2024 European Championship qualifying match between the national teams of Romania and Kosovo, according to the organization’s official website.

The meeting, which took place in Bucharest, ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the hosts. The match was interrupted for almost an hour because of Romanian fans who hung the banner “Kosovo is Serbia.” This prompted the Kosovar football players to leave the field. Romanians also hung the banner “Bessarabia is Romania.” Currently, this historical region is part of Moldova and Ukraine.

UEFA will review incidents involving blocking passages, the use of pyrotechnics and throwing foreign objects onto the field, as well as provocative acts of an offensive nature and racist behavior of fans.

It is also reported that proceedings have begun on the matches Armenia – Croatia (0:1) and Croatia – Latvia (5:0). Croatian fans are accused of organizing riots and racist chants.