“My friend, I do my job.”

Shakiri, from Switzerland, had a confrontation with a professional journalist in the mixed zone of Lusail Stadium

After, after 6-1 loss to Portugalthis Tuesday (6), for round 16 of world CupAttacking midfielder Xherdan ShakeriGive SwitzerlandIt was a tense moment with a Serbian journalist in the mixed zone of Lusail Stadium.

While answering questions about the match, the reporter asked him why he had allegedly provoked the athletes from Serbia during the The last win 3-2about the third round of the group stage of the World Cup, which ended in great confusion among the athletes.

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Seemingly uncomfortable with the question, Shakiri began arguing with the journalist, who persistently kept repeating the question about alleged anti-Serb provocations.

🇧🇷My friend, I’m doing my job. I score goals. Scored two goals (against Serbia)The Swiss shot, recalling that he also scored against the Balkans at the 2018 World Cup.

“I score goals, that’s the end of the story. I’m a striker buddy, I scored two goals (against Serbia) and you knowShugairi added.

Then, FIFA’s press officers entered the middle and ended the interview, avoiding further developments.

It should be noted that Shakiri, as well as other athletes of the Swiss national team, come from Albania and Kosovo, two countries with which Serbia has bad relations – even Kosovo’s independence is not recognized by the Serbs.

In 2018, the attacking midfielder celebrated his goal against Serbia by placing an eagle symbol on the Albanian flag, which started a massive fight and even caused FIFA to open a disciplinary process, which ended up not penalizing the player.

Already at this Cup, the Serbs accused him of new provocations when he scored in the group stage duel, which again led to a fight between the athletes.