Because of this, the Slovenian team lost practically all chances to qualify for the tournament. England meanwhile secured itself a spot at the World Cup which will be hosted by Russia in 2018. In other qualifiers of the group F, Scotland beat Slovakia 1:0 yesterday.

In order to advance to additional qualifications, Slovenia would need to beat Scotland this Sunday and hope that Slovakia loses to Malta. Sundays match in Ljubljana's Stožice Stadium will also be the last one to feature Srečko Katanec as the teams head coach. He nonetheless says that he is proud of the team, noting it has a bright future ahead of it, but that this future doesn't include him.