Albania vs Serbia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Albania are hosting Serbia at Arena Kombetare, Tirana, Albania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Juljan Shehu (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arbër Hoxha.
3': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Serbia).
4': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
4': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a cross.
6': Corner,Serbia. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
7': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
7': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner,Serbia. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
9': Delay in match (Serbia).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Delay in match because of an injury Rey Manaj (Albania).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Attempt saved. Mario Mitaj (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Juljan Shehu.
14': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
14': Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
17': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
19': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
21': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
22': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
22': Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
23': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
32': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
33': Corner,Albania. Conceded by Strahinja Erakovic.
34': Attempt saved. Qazim Laçi (Albania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Mario Mitaj.
35': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arbër Hoxha with a cross.
36': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
36': Juljan Shehu (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt blocked. Arbër Hoxha (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
42': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
42': Qazim Laçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Arlind Ajeti (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani following a set piece situation.
45': Penalty Albania. Elseid Hysaj draws a foul in the penalty area.
45': Penalty conceded by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) after a foul in the penalty area.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Penalty saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia).
45'+2': First Half ends, Albania 0, Serbia 0.
45': Second Half begins Albania 0, Serbia 0.
49': Corner,Albania. Conceded by Strahinja Erakovic.
50': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
50': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
53': Corner,Serbia. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
56': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
56': Juljan Shehu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
59': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
59': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Delay in match (Serbia).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, Albania. Mirlind Daku replaces Rey Manaj.
63': Substitution, Albania. Nedim Bajrami replaces Arbër Hoxha.
63': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
63': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
65': Delay in match (Serbia).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
68': Qazim Laçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Maksimovic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
69': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Aleksa Terzic.
72': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Mirlind Daku.
73': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
73': Mario Mitaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic with a cross.
75': Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Armando Broja.
76': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
76': Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
76': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner,Serbia. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
78': Corner,Albania. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
80': Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Juljan Shehu (Albania).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Juljan Shehu.
86': Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
88': Substitution, Serbia. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
88': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Nemanja Maksimovic.
88': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
88': Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
90'+1': Corner,Albania. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
90'+6': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Albania 0, Serbia 0.
0': Match ends, Albania 0, Serbia 0.

Statistics

SRB		ALB
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
56.4	Possession	43.6
8	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
419	Accurate Passes	303
472	Passes	367
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	57
32	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	10
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	5
19	Effective Clearances	12
19	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Arena Kombetare
Location: Tirana, Albania
Attendance: 20,427

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	England	3	+6	9
2	Albania	4	+1	5
3	Serbia	2	+3	4
4	Latvia	3	-2	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Albania (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Strakosha (GK)
6	Berat Djimsiti
5	Arlind Ajeti
3	Mario Mitaj
4	Elseid Hysaj
14	Qazim Laçi
16	Juljan Shehu
8	Kristjan Asllani
7	Rey Manaj
21	Arbër Hoxha
22	Armando Broja

Albania Substitutes:

Naser Aliji, Adrian Ismajli, Alen Sherri, Nedim Bajrami, Jasir Asani, Ernest Muçi, Mirlind Daku, Myrto Uzuni, Ylber Ramadani, Iván Balliu, Marash Kumbulla, Elhan Kastrati.

Serbia (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Djordje Petrovic (GK)
4	Nikola Milenkovic
3	Strahinja Pavlovic
16	Strahinja Erakovic
10	Sasa Lukic
5	Nemanja Maksimovic
11	Lazar Samardzic
7	Aleksa Terzic
14	Andrija Zivkovic
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
23	Dusan Vlahovic

Serbia Substitutes:

Srjdan Babic, Andrija Maksimovic, Nemanja Stojic, Stefan Mitrovic, Aleksandar Katai, Lazar Kalicanin, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Jan-Carlo Simic, Dragan Rosic, Uros Racic, Nemanja Gudelj, Luka Jovic.

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