The Dardanians continue preparations with maximum commitment, Zabërgja and Bekaj optimistic ahead of decisive matches

Kosovo’s national team has continued preparations for this month’s two decisive matches against Slovenia and Switzerland, as part of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The Dardanians held their next training session today at the “Fadil Vokrri” Stadium, around midday, under the direction of head coach Franco Foda. Vedat Muriqi, Amir Rrahmani, Elvis Rexhbeçaj and Muharrem Jashari completed a recovery session in the gym, while the rest of the squad trained intensively on the pitch.

The atmosphere in the Dardanian camp is very positive and the players are fully committed as the team prepares with great seriousness for the challenges that will determine the fate of this qualifying campaign.

At the end of training, the two players Baton Zabërgja and Visar Bekaj spoke about the team’s condition and their expectations for the upcoming matches, expressing optimism about achieving positive results.

“I’m very happy to be back, considering that we have two vital matches ahead of us for the national team. I hope that with maximum seriousness and a good approach, we can get through these challenges and achieve our goal as a national team. First, we face Slovenia, where we are aiming for at least one point, although with the group of players we have, we can go for a win. The team has performed exceptionally well, especially against Sweden, where everyone gave 100 percent and we achieved the results we wanted. With this group of players, we can and deserve to be part of the World Cup,” said Baton Zabërgja, who has returned to the national team after an injury kept him out of the October squad.

“All my teammates are in very good form and the atmosphere is excellent. I hope we can focus fully on the match against Slovenia, because it is very important to come away with a positive result. Then, if we have a little luck and Switzerland make a mistake in the first match, we would have the chance to play a final here at ‘Fadil Vokrri’. Aro Muriq’s absence? We have had similar situations before; we even played without 5–6 key players away against Switzerland and drew 1:1. We also had absences against Sweden, but we managed. Now we are much more complete and I believe we will succeed. The most important thing is that everyone who steps onto the pitch gives their all, and I am convinced that we will achieve positive results in both matches.”

The Dardanians will continue their preparations over the coming days, with their full focus on the first match against Slovenia on November 15.