As the home stretch of the Euro 2024 qualifiers begins, a surprise candidate for qualification has his destiny in his hands.
What if Moldova won its place at Euro 2024? Expected in the Czech Republic this Monday evening, the Moldovans will validate their ticket for Germany in the event of success, thus beating the Czechs to the post to accompany Albania, the only nation in Group E guaranteed to compete for the next Championship for the time being. Europe of Nations.
Since qualifying for Euro 1996, Moldova has never found itself in such a position, with its sights set on historic qualification for a major tournament (World Cup or Euro). Flanked by the 157e rank in the FIFA rankings, the Moldovans were not necessarily intended to compete with Albania, the Czech Republic and Poland in these continental qualifiers.
Only one defeat in these playoffs
So far, only one team has managed to beat them: Albania in Tirana (2-0); and the Moldovans can boast of having dominated Poland at home last June (3-2). In Olomouc this Monday, they will not be favorites but the Czechs, who only need a draw to go to Germany, have decided to do without three important players for this meeting: Vladimir Coufal, Jan Kuchta and Jakub Brabec, all sanctioned for going to a nightclub during this international gathering. The feat may be in progress. On the first leg, Moldovans and Czechs played back to back (0-0).
