Alright, so I decided to dig into the history between the Albania and Chile national football teams the other day. Someone asked, or maybe I just got curious, can’t quite recall. Anyway, I thought, “Let’s map out their games, see the timeline.” Sounds simple enough, right?
First off, I did what most folks would do. Went online, started searching around. Typed in the usual stuff like “Albania vs Chile football matches history” into my search bar. Expected to see a neat list pop up, maybe on one of those big sports stats websites. You know, dates, scores, the whole deal.
Well, it wasn’t quite like that. Didn’t get a straightforward head-to-head page like you do for, say, England vs Germany. Had to poke around a bit more. I started thinking, maybe they haven’t played often? That seemed likely.
So, I switched tactics. Instead of a direct head-to-head search, I started looking through archives of international friendly matches. I checked some databases that keep records of these things. Filtered by Albania’s matches, looked for Chile. Then did the same filtering by Chile’s matches, looking for Albania. Took a little bit of time, scrolling through lists of games.
Here’s What I Found
After digging through those records, it turns out my hunch was right. They haven’t exactly built up a long rivalry. In fact, based on what I could piece together from the official records and match reports I trust, they’ve only played each other once at the senior international level.
Yeah, just one single match. So much for a “timeline,” eh? More like a “time spot.”
Here are the details I managed to confirm:
- The Date: It was pretty recent, actually. March 22, 2024.
- The Competition: It was just a friendly match, not part of a big tournament or qualifier.
- The Location: They played it on neutral ground, in Parma, Italy.
- The Result: Chile came out on top. The final score was Chile 3 – Albania 0.
So, that’s the long and short of it. No epic back-and-forth history here. Just that one friendly game in March 2024 where Chile secured the win. It’s always interesting to do these little deep dives. Sometimes you uncover a whole saga, other times, like this, it’s just a single encounter. Still, good to have the facts straight. That was my little research adventure for this one.
