Serbia's Aleksandar Kolarov (2nd L) celebrates his goal against Albania with fellow team mates Dusko Tosic (L), Aleksandar Mitrovic (top) and Luka Milivojevic during their Euro 2016 Group I qualifying soccer match in Elbasan, Albania October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Arben Celi
ELBASAN, Albania (Reuters) - Albania missed a chance to reach their first major soccer tournament after a 2-0 home defeat by Serbia in a politically charged Euro 2016 Group I qualifier on Thursday.
The result left the Albanians in third place on 11 points from seven games, seven adrift of Portugal who qualified for next year's tournament in France with a 1-0 win over Denmark.
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