In the fifth round of Group B of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, Slovenia lost 0-2 at home to Kosovo and was determined to miss the 2026 World Cup one round ahead of schedule.
Slovenia fell behind 0-1 in the first 6 minutes of this game. Then substitute defender Stojanovic came on the scene and was sent off for two consecutive yellows in 7 minutes. In the past 40 minutes, there was one less player. In the 64th minute of the game, Kanicnik scored another shocking own goal, completely shattering Slovenia's World Cup hopes.
The stars of the Slovenian team are Manchester United forward Shesko and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak. The last time Slovenia participated in the World Cup was the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Since then, it has failed to qualify in the four World Cup preliminaries.
