Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A wasannin neman shiga gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002, Albania ta yi nasarar cin nasara 2<unk>0 a kan Girka wanda ita ce kawai kungiyar da suka doke a lokacin wasannin neman shiga. Albania ta sami damar yin tasiri a cikin cancantar UEFA Euro 2004 ta hanyar doke Rasha 3-1 a filin wasa na Loro Boriçi. Wannan wasan kuma shine farkon kocin Jamus Hans-Peter Briegel wanda ya jagoranci Albania zuwa rashin nasara a wasannin gida. Duk da kyakkyawan sakamako, Albania ta gama rukunin a wuri na biyu tare da maki takwas kawai. A cikin cancantar gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2006 Albania ta yi rikodin wasu sakamako na tarihi. Watanni biyu bayan Girka ta doke Portugal ta lashe gasar zakarun Turai
, Albania ta doke Girka 2 zuwa 1.