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Zhegrova kicks off birthday party, dessert after the match

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Kosovo superstar, Edon Zhegrova, started his birthday celebration differently today.

On the eve of the historic match with Turkey, he blew out the candles of his 27th birthday along with the Kosovo players, but the real celebration, according to the Kosovo Football Federation, will take place after the match.

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"Happy birthday, Edon Zhegrova! The plan was to cut the cake at lunch... but we left it for "dessert" after the match. Because that's when the real party begins!", it says in  post.

And what the birthday wish was, according to the FFK, is easy to guess.

"We're assuming you know what Edon's wish was when he blew out the candles? Simple, but big: the 2026 World Cup," the Federation's post reads.

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