Albania to welcome Iceland
Monday, January 26, 2004
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Iceland will visit Albania on 31 March as both countries prepare for FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.
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Warm-up game
The warm-up match, which will help both countries' preparations for the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, pits two sides who performed well in the UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying tournament. Both came close to claiming top-two finishes in their groups.
World Cup groups
Albania and Iceland met in EURO '92 qualifying, with each team winning their home game. Iceland are in World Cup Group 8 alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Sweden and Malta, while Albania meet Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and Kazakhstan in Group 2.