Albania is maybe the biggest surprise of this Euro qualifies. The team from Balkan country will make its debut in major tournament. So far Albania won Balkan cup in 1946. In this qualifications Giani De Biasi's team finished second in their group with Portugal, Denmark and Serbia and lose only twice in eight matches.  The entire team and the manager were awarded with "Honor of nation order". 

The manager: Gianni De Biasi

Italian manager promoted to Serie A with Torino in 2005/06 and managed Levante in La Liga and Udinese. De Biasi is in charge in Albania since 2011. Under his management the Eagles finished 5-th in their group in FIFA 2014 World cup qualifications. Albania beat Portugal in their first match in Euro 2016 qualifies and France in a friendly. 

The star: Lorik Cana

The captain and leader of Albania is holder of the record for most appearances for the team with 90 caps. The midfielder is famous with his experience in Europe. Cana's first steps in football were and PSG, then he captained Marseille in League 1 and Sunderland in the Premier league. After four seasons with Lazio, Cana returned to France with Nantes. Now he will lead Albania to their first major tournament. 

Albania's matches in Group A

11 June 2016 - Albania - Switzerland - 15:00, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

15 June 2016 - France - Albania, 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille

19 June 2016 - Romania - Albania - 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon