Permission to have the opportunity to play international friendly soccer match on Kosovo seems even offers EU SAA . It is a positive step , but does not equal Kosovo . Can not play an official match , then qualified for European or world championships , but can play friendly matches . Even the EU can have a SAA , but not treated as an independent and equal to other countries in the region .
Kosovo to begin the formal process of EU integration , the SAA in this direction a step , but does not open automatically opening the formal process of EU integration , should be recognized as an independent and sovereign from all states other . Only then can be treated as a state by the EU enlargement process , because this process involves negotiations with the existing member states .
Even for full membership in FIFA and UEFA now required political conditions , such as those that Kosovo becomes a member of the United Nations . It blocks the request of Serbia and Russia with the blocks and will block in the future full membership of FIFA and UEFA . So political obstacles to Kosovo's participation in sports competitions are not removed .
It also seems as if the condition under which to be a member of FIFA and UEFA 's must be a member of the UN has been precisely because of Kosovo . Earlier this condition did not exist , therefore the FIFA and UEFA team of spaces that are not at all countries , such as Scotland , Wells , Northern Ireland . Even Switzerland until recently was a member of the UN at all , but has always been in the football federation . Now a few months and Gibraltar has become their member and will play official matches , first qualifying for the European Championship in France in 2016 . Gibraltar is a city of about 30,000 residents , which is almost on a rock in the strait that connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Africa and Europe . He is under British administration , but Spain also wants to turn her. But what all admit , Spain and Britain , is that Gibraltar is not a state , so it is not the UN, but is officially a member of FIFA .