Albania makes history with direct qualification for Euro 2016

Albania qualified for Euro 2016 with a 3-0 win over Armenia on Sunday, earning its first ticket to a major international tournament.

By reaching 14 points in Group I of European qualifying, two more than third-place Denmark, Albania assured itself an automatic berth in next summer's 24-team competition.

The Albanians put aside distractions and politics over the past two years - including a drone that interrupted their match against Serbia in Belgrade in October 2014 - to make history.

Albania joins Iceland as first-timers in the continental tournament. Iceland, which qualified in September, had never made it past the qualifying stage.