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The Kosovo national football team ( Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова, romanized : Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo, the governing body for football in ...
Jun 22, 2018 · Shaqiri was born in Kosovo, the former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008, while Xhaka's parents are originally from Kosovo and they are of Albanian heritage.
The Albania national football team ( Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football. It is governed by the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), the governing body for football in Albania. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions.
- First Match
- Second Match
- 2002–2015
- First Official Match
- 'Unnecessary Friendly'
The first match between these two teams took place on 29 November 1942. It was a friendly match as part of the celebrations for the thirtieth anniversary of the independence of Albania. The match ended with a 2–0 win for Tirana,[a]and the starting line-ups of that match was:
50 years after the first match, the newly separated Football Federation of Kosovo from Football Association of Yugoslavia signed a cooperation protocol with the Albanian Football Association and in the framework of this protocol it was decided to play on 14 February a friendly match between these two national teams, and this match ended with a 3–1 ...
During the period 2002–2015, these national teams played a total of three friendly matches (two wins for Albania and a draw), the first match during this period took place on 7 September 2002 and this match ended with a 0–1 win for Albania. Eight years later, respectively on the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence, a match was played again ...
On 29 May 2018 the first official match was played between the two countries. This match took place on a neutral ground, in Letzigrund of Zürich. 18,700 fans mainly from the Albanian diasporawatched a 3–0 win for Kosovo, which was their first victory in history against Albania.
On 28 October 2020, the Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed that a friendly match against Albania on 11 November would be played before the last two UEFA Nations League matches as a substitute for Albania's canceled match against Gibraltar. However, this match was criticized as an "unnecessary friendly" by both managers Edoardo Reja and Bernard...
May 28, 2020 · Ninety-five per cent of the footballers in Kosovo were Albanian, but the five per cent who were Serbs were the ones who were allowed to play in our stadiums.”
- Robert O’Connor
Nov 10, 2016 · Besart Berisha has been cleared to play for Kosovo. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images. FIFA has cleared two former Albania players to represent Kosovo in a World Cup qualifying match on Saturday.
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Nov 24, 2022 · Fadil Vokrri was the only Kosovo Albanian footballer to play for the Yugoslav national team at a senior level, while boxer Aziz Salihu was along among Kosovo Albanians in representing...
