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Switzerland is practically a Balkan mosaic on the pitch: Granit Xhaka (Albanian-Kosovar roots), Xherdan Shaqiri (Kosovar), and several other players with origins in the former Yugoslavia have worn the Swiss shirt in recent decades. In 2018, against Serbia, Xhaka and Shaqiri celebrated goals by making the Albanian eagle gesture with their hands, creating one of the tensest moments of that World Cup. Against Bosnia, identity-driven emotions promise to boil over again — after all, for many Swiss players, facing Balkan teams is a family affair.

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