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Albania could face disqualification from Euro 2016 over match-fixing allegations

Denmark could be back in Euro 2016 if match-fixing claims by Armenia FA are found to be true.

ALBANIAโ€™S PLACE IN Euro 2016 could be in doubt, after the head of the Armenian FA suggested a โ€œbetrayalโ€ took place in his countryโ€™s match against the Balkan state in October.

A 3-0 victory for Albania in Yerevan, looked to have sealed their first appearance at a major tournament, but match-fixing allegations have put a question mark over their participation in Euro 2016.

โ€œOur national team players simply do not want to play. As for the match against Albania, there was a betrayal during it. If even the best coach had headed our team during the match against Albania, the result would have been the same,โ€ said Ruben Hayrapetian, who is in charge of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA), reports World Soccer.

Denmark will keep a close eye on any possible UEFA investigation, after they finished two points behind the Albanians in qualifying, and lost to Scandinavian rivals Sweden in the play-offs.

The Danes famously won the European Championships in 1992, despite failing to qualify, after Yugoslavia were expelled due to the on-going conflict in the country.

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