Kosovo received the FIFA

FIFA is to present to Congress in Mexico City received Kosovo as a full member, only ten days after he did the UEFA Congress in Budapest.

The issue of Kosovo's admission was 15, the last item on the agenda.

Of the 209 FIFA member for reception of Kosovo voted in 141, and that the proposal was passed the required majority of 105 votes.This is Kosovo gained the right to participate in the qualifiers for the World Cup in Russia in 2018.According to an earlier agreement, Kosovo should be in the qualifying group with selections Croatian, Turkey, Iceland, Finland and Ukraine. Theoretically, they could assemble a respectable team that would be comprised mainly players from national teams of Switzerland and Albania.

Otherwise, Congress in Mexico was the first chaired by the new president of FIFA Giani Infantino.

Also, in addition to Kosovo, the FIFA has received and Gibraltar who two years ago became a member of UEFA.

• 13 May, 2016
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