"Goal" ranks the European national teams, this is how it evaluates the red and blacks

2024-03-27 20:29:17Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Goal" ranks the European national teams, this is how it evaluates the
Albanian national football team

"Goal.com", one of the most popular sports websites in the world, has today published its ranking of the national teams that have managed to qualify for the 2024 European Championship in Germany.

There are 24 national teams in total, including Georgia who qualified for the first time. Georgia, as it qualified with difficulty, ranks last in the list, i.e. 24th.

However, just after Georgia, the Albanian national football team ranks 23rd.

Here is the complete ranking according to "Goal" and the rating for Albania:

24 – Georgia

23 – Albania

22 – Poland

21 – Serbia

20 – Scotland

19 – Romania

18 – Slovenia

17 – Czech Republic

16 – Switzerland

15 – Slovakia

14 – Ukraine

13 – Turkey

12 – Denmark

11 – Croatia

10 – The Netherlands

9 – Austria

8 – Hungary

7 – Italy

6 – Spain

5 – Germany

4 – England

3 – Belgium

2 – Portugal

1 – France

Comment on Albania:

Albania got the point it needed in Moldova last November to reach the European Championship finals for the second time in its history.

What is remarkable is that the Eagles, who are coached by former Arsenal and Barcelona defender Sylvinho, were beaten in their first qualifying match, losing 1-0 to Poland. However, they then took 15 points from a possible 21 with a sensational 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic, the undoubted highlight of a historic seven-game unbeaten run in Group E.

However, while Albania also beat Poland at home in the qualifiers and boast some top Serie A players in the likes of Elseid Hysaj, Berat Gjimshiti and Nedim Bajrami, it would be a huge surprise to see them progress to the knockout stages in Germany. The draw couldn't have gone any worse for them, with Spain, Italy and Croatia for company in Group B, while back-to-back defeats in March internationals to Chile and Sweden have done nothing to raise expectations.

Albania group and ranking according to Goal:

Albania (23)

Spain (6)

Italy (7)

Croatia (11)


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