Georgia hosts Kosovo in round 4 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, September 2nd at Batumi Stadium (Batumi)
Georgia is left without its main star. In the spring, the Crusaders were remembered primarily for the game of Kvaratskhelia. Khvicha scored against Spain, but the Red Fury still won in March at the Boris Paichadze stadium. Olmo scored the decisive goal in the 2nd added minute. And then talent from Rubin Kazan scored in Greece and brought his team a prestigious draw. But now Kvaratskhelia is injured and has not played since mid-August. Perhaps Tsitaishvili will replace him? He became the world champion with the Ukrainian under-20 national team but decided to play for the motherland of his parents. Willy Sagnol can also count on other curious performers: young goalkeeper Mamardashvili, who has already made his debut for Valencia in LaLiga, as well as experienced Kashia, Lobzhanidze, Kvilitaia, Kankava, and others.
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Kosovo is one of the youngest national teams in European football. After all, the Dardanians represent the region, which is not recognized by many countries. However, Kosovo has official status in the eyes of UEFA and FIFA. Potentially, the set of players is good, but there is little to brag about so far. However, the Kosovans won their group in the Nations League in 2018, after which they managed to stay in Division C. And the team gained three victories in the last four matches. But all of them were won in test matches, and then the Dardanians beat San Marino, Malta, and Gambia (losing to Guinea between those games). As for the World Cup qualification, Kosovo failed to score points in March: the team conceded six goals and lost to both Sweden (0-3) and Spain (3-1). Now the coaching staff called up all the best players, including Rrahmani, Ujkani, Berisha, Vojvoda, and Muriqi, who play in the top championships. But Ujkani has moved to Empoli only recently. Will Bernard Challandes risk entrusting him with the goal, or will he choose between the lesser-known Muric (although the guy belongs to Manchester City) and Bekaj?
The Kosovans recently got the right to play official matches. It is not surprising that they will play against the Georgian national team for the first time. Now Georgia lacks an important trump card, but it can show that there are others. Kosovo does not shine on away, so we are betting on the victory of the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Georgia to win
