The Montenegrin women's national football team will complete its premier appearance in Group B1 of the UEFA Nations League, which is also the first round of qualifications for the 2027 World Cup, with matches against Wales and Albania, the Football Association announced.
The duel with Wales is scheduled for Friday at the City Stadium in Podgorica, while they will meet Albania four days later in Shkodra.
The Montenegrin national team enters its last two matches without points, but can still win survival in the second tier of European football.
Coach Mirko Marić said that the focus is on the match against Wales and that he is interested in what kind of attitude the players will have towards the game and the opponent, and whether they will have enough desire and commitment.
"That has never been lacking, I hope it won't be this time either, and it's hard to say how much we can oppose Wales, for several reasons," said coach Marić.
He cannot count on the injured Armisa Kuč and Selma Ličina for the match against Wales, and Jelena Karličić will not be in the team due to a yellow card.
Jasna Djokovic's performance is also uncertain.
"We don't have a large roster, but, on the other hand, I hope that the young girls who play will show that they belong in the A selection," said Marić.
He emphasized that the younger players have maximum support from the coaching staff.
"Through every training session and in every conversation with them, we try to show them that they are important members of the national team, that they are not here by chance, that they deserve calls and to show that they can play at this level, if given the opportunity," said Marić.
The first game in Wales went to the hosts 6:1.
"I hope that it will be completely different at our stadium, that we will be tougher both when they have the ball and when we have it. We will try to threaten them. Whether we succeed in that, we will see," concluded Marić.
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