Kosovo secures World Cup play-off spot
Kosovo kept its dreams of a FIFA World Cup debut alive with a 2-0 win over Slovenia that guaranteed it at least a play-off spot to qualify for next year's tournament in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
Fisnik Asllani opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute when he latched on to a throughball from Mergim Vojvoda and fired past Slovenian keeper Jan Oblak.
Kosovo doubled its lead in the 64th minute when Slovenia's Zan Karnicnik turned a cross past his own keeper.
Slovenia's job was made tougher when second-half substitute Petar Stojanovic was sent off for picking up two yellow cards within 10 minutes of the restart.
Kosovo stands second in Group B on 10 points, three behind Switzerland, which crushed Sweden 4-1.
The Balkan nation hosts the group leader on Wednesday (AEDT) but lags far behind on goal difference.
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