In the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Albania defeated Andorra 1-0 in an away game to lock in the qualification for the play-offs.

Broja started the game for Albania, but failed to score and was replaced in the 59th minute. Broja had tears in his eyes on the bench after he came off the field, and he also had tears in his eyes when he left the field after the game. He seemed depressed. Teammate Hisay and Albanian Football Association Vice Chairman Nouri tried to comfort Broja.

Broja was the only Albanian player who did not participate in the post-match celebration, which made the outside world worried about his mental condition.

Broja joined Burnley from Chelsea this summer for a transfer fee of 23 million euros. He has played in 7 games this season, without scoring and only providing 1 assist.