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UEFA orders Serbia to play next match behind closed doors
UEFA has punished Serbia over conduct by its supporters at Nations League matches last month.
The incidents occurred during games against Greece and the Netherlands.
UEFA described the behavior as racist and discriminatory.
Serbia must play its next match behind closed doors, meaning spectators cannot attend.
The Serbian football federation was also fined €50,000.
The punishment follows the conduct of home supporters at those matches.
Serbia’s next match is to be played without a crowd.
UEFA ordered Serbia to play its next match behind closed doors.
The sanction followed fan conduct during Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Greece.
UEFA described the conduct as racist and/or discriminatory.
Serbia’s football federation was fined €50,000.
- Who
- UEFA ordered the sanction against Serbia’s football federation.
- What
- Serbia must play its next match behind closed doors, and its federation was fined €50,000.
- When
- UEFA announced the sanction on Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- The conduct occurred during Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Greece.
- Why
- Supporters displayed behavior UEFA described as racist and discriminatory.
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racist and/or discriminatory
racist and discriminatory
Serbian supporters displayed the conduct during Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Greece.
UEFA announced that Serbia’s next match would be played behind closed doors and fined the federation €50,000.
- Next match
- Behind closed doors
- Fine
- €50,000
- Opponents
- Greece and the Netherlands
- Competition
- Nations League
- Decision date
- October 9, 2026
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