Act Swiss and stay neutral.

But FIFA are known to favour Switzerland (where they're hosted). I'll believe it when I see it.

How was this group body tackle of a Serbian player in front of the goal by two Swiss defenders not a penalty--and no VAR? Swiss #22 is not even looking at the ball, he's just bear-hugging the Serb.

It's a good thing Serbians aren't predisposed towards believing themselves victimised by conspiracies. (<--- I hate having to use that)

Yes, if getting bombed ny NATO did not do that to the Serbs, nothing will.

By the Swiss federation for one, by FIFA for two. They were obviously meant to be provocative.

Your cited quotes just confirm it was a political statement.

since it wasn't when he played against Albania.

He's saying he has some love for the country he was born in too; and for the country that is where his native language comes from. That doesn't have to be political.

It absolutely was provocative to Serbs.

Those two players should be banned for 2 games, as FIFA rules require. Nothing fans or players did on or off the pitch exonerates what they did. No one forced them to flash the Albanian nationalism symbol. They knew what they were doing was against FIFA rules.

These rules exist for a reason. Politics needs to be kept out of the World Cup.

If Serbia violated the rule, they should be penalized as well, but I did not see Serbian players do that, did you?

Any political beef with Serbia should be pursued off the field. If they want to wear the Albanian flag, they should play for Albania. That is indeed provocative to Serb fans and players. And it obviously did indeed provoke them into equally unsportsmanlike behavior, for which the Serb team was also fined.

There is a reason political displays should be kept off the field.

Both Serbia and the Kosovo Albanians have a recent history of crimes against humanity arising from the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. The soccer field is not the place to adjudicate that.