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Kosovo One Win Away From World Cup Debut

Kosovo, a footballing nation barely a decade old with a smaller population than South Australia, needs just one more win to reach their first-ever World Cup. They face Turkey at home in a playoff, with a spot in Group D alongside Australia, Paraguay and the co-hosts awaiting them. The campaign has become a powerful symbol of national pride.

The minnows just need to win a playoff against Turkey at home to complete a qualification campaign that has become a rallying cry for national prideThey are a World Cup fairytale, a footballing nation barely a decade old with fewer people than South Australia. A Balkan West Virginia, but with a fraction of the area, and a checkered past.Minnows Kosovo are just one game away from their first appearance at a World Cup, and a place beckons in group D alongside Australia, Paraguay and co-hosts the United States. Continue reading...