We failed to bring about a real miracle, with Albania stuck in the “play-off” phase, but for Armand Duka, this was a positive edition. Not only the World Cup qualifiers, for the head of the Albanian Football Association, with Sylvinho on the bench, Albania has developed two excellent qualifiers, the best in the history of Albanian football. At the press conference, asked about Sylvinho’s future, Duka revealed that he is still waiting for an answer from the coach, but it is certain that the final decision will be made before the friendly matches in June:

"We expected more, we deserved more, for what we gave on the field, in Poland. Overall, it has been a positive edition, but there were also matches that did not meet our expectations. From the beginning, our objective has been second place in the Group. Both qualifiers with Sylvinho have been the best in history, first place in the group, in the European qualifiers and second place in the World Cup qualifiers. I spoke with Sylvinho, directly after the friendly match with Ukraine. I asked him how he feels, can he lead this team anymore or not? The coach answered me, what do you think? He will take his time to give an answer. We will then offer him a new contract. But we will make this decision before the friendly matches in June.

The idea for an Albanian coach? I once thought about entrusting the bench of the representative team to an Albanian coach, Besnik Hasi, but in the end, before we signed, Besnik withdrew, the Duke said.