The incident of the anthem at the starting of the Albania-France match valid for Euro 2020 H qualifying group has also brought the reaction of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
In a message conveyed to Prime Minister Edi Rama, Macron has apologized for what he has called an intolerable mistake by the French Football Federation over tampering with the Albanian anthem!
In his message, the French President praised the reaction of the Albanian players and said he considered it necessary, however, to express a sincere sorry.
Prime Minister Rama praised the gesture of the President of France, thanking him for his apology message, not overlooking the unacceptable mistake of the French Football Federation which was also the organizer of the meeting between the national team of France and Albania on Saturday evening.
At the ceremony held before the match after the national anthem of France, instead of the national anthem of Albania, has been performed the anthem of Andorra and then the Armenian anthem.
Then the national anthem of Albania has been played and the match started with a 5 minute delay.
In a message conveyed to Prime Minister Edi Rama, Macron has apologized for what he has called an intolerable mistake by the French Football Federation over tampering with the Albanian anthem!
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| The Albanian team before the match with France valid for Euro 2020 |
At the ceremony held before the match after the national anthem of France, instead of the national anthem of Albania, has been performed the anthem of Andorra and then the Armenian anthem.
Then the national anthem of Albania has been played and the match started with a 5 minute delay.