Kosovo coach unhappy with Euro playoffs format


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group A - England v Kosovo - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - September 10, 2019 Kosovo coach Bernard Challandes before the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Kosovo coach Bernard Challandes is unhappy with the format of next month's Euro 2020 playoff ties, saying it creates complex logistical problems for his team and makes it almost impossible for their fanatical fans to attend the decisive match.

Less than four years after they began playing international football, Kosovo have a chance to qualify for their first major tournament but will have to win two away matches, against North Macedonia and either Georgia or Belarus, to do so.

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