Slovenia and Kazakhstan meet in a huge, winner-takes-all encounter in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday.
A win for the visitors on Friday paired with Slovenia's defeat in Denmark means a Kazakh victory here will send them through, while any other result will be enough for the hosts.
Slovenia have only reached the European Championships once since independence from Yugoslavia - at Euro 2000 - and have not qualified for a major tournament in 13 years.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan will have their sights set on a first-ever major tournament since their breakup of the Soviet Union.
Even as an Asian participant, Kazakhstan failed to reach both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 1996 and 2000 Asian Cups, and they have never before threatened the qualifying spots since joining UEFA.
They come into matchday 10 still in contention with their fate still in their own hands too, after Slovenia were beaten in Denmark on Friday.
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