Convincing victory for Kosovo against Gibraltar

As expected, Kosovo has recorded a resounding victory over Gibraltar, the underdog in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.

On Tuesday evening at “Fadil Vokrri” in Pristina, Kosovo’s women footballers won 6-0. This was Kosovo’s first match in the World Cup qualifiers.

While Kosovo has experience in several qualifying campaigns for the World Cup and European Championship, Tuesday’s match was historic for Gibraltar. It was its first in a qualifying campaign.

Women’s football is still underdeveloped in Gibraltar, while Gibraltar’s national team made its debut in the previous edition of the Nations League. It lost all six matches and did not score a single goal.

Consequently, Kosovo were heavy favorites on Tuesday and lived up to expectations.

Kaltrina Biqkaj scored the first goal for the “Dardanians” in the fourth minute of the match. Sara Sahiti made it 2-0 in the 26th minute.

The first half ended with the score at 2-0. Modesta Uka scored the third goal in the 63rd minute, while captain Erëleta Memeti made it 4-0 in the 72nd minute. The final two goals were scored by Gentiana Fetaj. She scored in the 76th and 87th minutes.

Kosovo are in Group 2 of League C. The qualifiers are organized across three levels, namely three leagues. From League C, qualification for the playoffs is the only possibility. 

In the other match in Group C2, Croatia won 1-0 away to Bulgaria. On March 7, the matches are Croatia – Kosovo and Gibraltar – Bulgaria.

The group winner qualifies for the playoffs and is promoted to League B. Qualification for the playoffs is also possible for the team finishing second in the group.