ESPN's shock prediction for Kosovo-Turkey match: 'The balance could change'

A National Football Team will face Kosovo away tonight at 21.45 in the most critical match of our recent history. If the Ay-Yildizlars defeat Kosovo, they will have a World Cup ticket after a 24-year hiatus. The world-renowned media organization ESPN has predicted the results of the matches to be played tonight and the countries that will participate in the World Cup.

The statements in the news in question are as follows;

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Italy (Zenica, Bosnia): Edin Dzeko's 86th-minute goal against Wales in Cardiff was the lifeline Bosnia needed to stay in the semifinals and send the match to penalties, which Sergej Barbarez's team won 4-2 on penalties. If 40-year-old former Manchester City, AS Roma and Inter Milan striker Dzeko can inspire Bosnia again in the final, he will become one of the oldest senior midfielders to play at the World Cup, but Italy will go into the match as the biggest favorites.

Gennaro Gattuso's side overcame a nervous start to beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in Bergamo in Thursday's semi-final, a victory that boosted Italy's morale after play-off disappointments in 2018 and 2022. Bosnia have home advantage at the hostile atmosphere Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, but Italy have stars like Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sandro Tonali and Manuel Locatelli, so they will have no excuse for another play-off failure.

Winner: Italy

Sweden vs Poland (Stockholm, Sweden): Viktor Gyökeres almost single-handedly secured Sweden's passage to the final with three goals in a 3-1 semi-final win over Ukraine in Valencia on Thursday. Sweden, under former Chelsea and West Ham United manager Graham Potter, suffered a serious setback in qualifying with a winless group campaign, but now face a home game against Poland to qualify for the World Cup.

The Poles come into the Sweden game after coming back from 1-0 down against Albania in Warsaw to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski, and having performed close to the Netherlands in their qualifying group. Their recent form suggests that Poland are the favorites, but Sweden are playing at home and have the confidence of a big win against Ukraine. The match will be tight, but Sweden will prevail - perhaps on penalties.

Winner: Sweden

Kosovo vs Turkey (Pristina, Kosovo): Turkey's semi-final match against Romania ended as expected with Vincenzo Montella's side winning 1-0 thanks to Ferdi Kadıoğlu's goal, but Kosovo surprised with a 4-3 win away to Slovakia. Kosovo entered the play-offs as the lowest-ranked European nation to survive the tournament, ranked 78th between Israel and Oman in the FIFA World Rankings, but produced a superb performance in Bratislava to earn a deserved win.

Franco Foda's team is young, brave, fast and energetic, capable of shocking a Turkey team full of top talent such as Arda Güler, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Kenan Yıldız. Turkey has won the two previous meetings between the two teams and is seen as the favorite, but on Tuesday the Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri stadium in Pristina will be rocking and a passionate atmosphere could tip the balance in Kosovo's favor.

Winner: Kosovo

Czechia v Denmark (Prague, Czech Republic): Just when Czechia thought it was all over against the Republic of Ireland in Prague, trailing 2-0 in the 23rd minute, Miroslav Koubek's team came back to take the game to penalties and prevailed 4-3 in the shootout.However, the Czechs will face Denmark, who showed their quality by beating North Macedonia 4-0 in Copenhagen, so the Danes will be the big favorites going into the final match. The questions about Denmark are not about their quality - coach Brian Riemer's squad includes Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Højlund and Christian Norgaard - but whether they can handle the pressure of being favorites. A draw with Belarus and a loss to Scotland dashed their hopes of automatically qualifying for the knockout round. But will they feel the pressure against the Czech Republic? That's the danger for Denmark, but perhaps the win over North Macedonia proved their mettle.

Winner: Denmark