Albania were held to a 1-1 draw by Moldova, a result that sends the Silvinho-coached side into Euro 2024.

The final whistle signaled the departure of the Albanians, with coach Silvinho shaking hands with the fans, hugging and taking selfies with some.

This is the second time in history that Albania has qualified for the European Football Championship, the first being in the final tournament in 2016 (hosted by France).

At that time, the Albanians were in Group A along with France (host), Switzerland and Romania.

Albania lost to Switzerland (0:1), lost to France (0:2), but beat Romania in the last match of the group (1:0).

The Albanians finished the group in 3rd place (with 3 points), while the Tricolors were last (with only one accumulated point).

Know:

• In addition to Germany (the host country), the following countries have currently qualified for Euro 2024: France, Spain, England, Scotland, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Portugal, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia and Albania.

• We will remind that Euro-2024 will be held from June 14 to July 14 in Germany, and 24 national teams will take part in it.

Who is Silvinho, the coach who qualified Albania for Euro 2024

Full name Silvio Mendes Campos Junior, the Albanian national team player is a former main player.

At the age of 49, Silvinho played throughout his career for Corinthians (1994-1999), Arsenal (1999-2001), Celta Vigo (2001-2004), Barcelona (2004-2009) and “Manchester City” (2009-2010).

Group E, standings

1 Albania 14 points / qualification / 7 matches

2 Czech Republic 12 / 7 matches

3 Poland 11 / 8 matches

4 Moldova 10 / 7 matches

5 Faroe Islands 1 / 7 matches

Silvinho and the joy of Albania’s qualification for Euro-2024