The day is nearly here, 24 March. It has been circled on the calendar for Macedonian football fans throughout the world. The play-off draw certainly did us no favors by pitting our national team against Italy and then, if victorious, Portugal or Turkey. Not just that, but both games, if the second happens, would be
The day has come where we will find out whether Macedonia reaches the play-offs for a spot in the 2022 World Cup. It is simple, beat Iceland later today and 2nd place in the group is ensured. In other words, destiny is within our control. Iceland helped out big time when they held Romania to
Matchday 8 is upon us in Group J of the 2022 World Cup qualifications with a mouth-watering clash featuring mighty Germany visiting underdog Macedonia. The Germans will undoubtedly be seeking revenge after losing the reverse fixture 1:2 in Duisburg back in March of this year. However, that was not a smash and grab win. Macedonia
2022 World Cup qualifying resumes on Friday when Macedonia faces Liechtenstein on the road. Make no mistake, this is a must win game if 2nd place in the group is to be attained. If everything goes well on Friday, Macedonia could end the day in 2nd place. For that to happen, we would need to
The collapse at Iceland and the uninspiring home display versus Armenia, both resulting in draws, can all be forgiven if Macedonia is able to bounce back with a win over Romania. You see, with a win on Wednesday, Macedonia will be in the driver seat for 2nd place in the group. What that means is
Following the disappointing 0:0 draw versus Armenia on Thursday, Macedonia returns to action with a quick turnaround on Sunday when they face Iceland on the road in the 5th Round of the UEFA Group J 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Iceland’s NT is in a period of transition. Their golden generation that saw them qualify for
World Cup qualifying resumes on Thursday when Macedonia hosts Armenia in a fixture with massive implications. This is matchday 4 already and the pressure will be on to stop Armenia’s unexpected perfect start in group play. Armenia has the maximum 9 points, although they have yet to play Macedonia or Germany, the strongest team in
Lots of hopes for first points, but Ukraine grabbed the points in the second match for Macedonia at the EURO. Two goals conceded in the opening half, much better play after the break, but only one goal and a saved penalty. photo by FFM: Pandev watches the duel between Stepanenko and Alioski Macedonian coach Igor
Macedonia returns to action on Thursday for its second group stage match of EURO 2020 when they take on Ukraine. photo by UAF: the Ukrainians train in Bucharest Several days ago, both Macedonia and Ukraine lost their opening fixtures, so these are two desperate teams who need points. Macedonia lost 3:1 to Austria in the
Macedonia eventually debuted at a major tournament, scored the first historic goal but unfortunately clumsy mistakes lead to Austria claiming the points with a 3:1 win. photo by FFM: Pandev right after scoring the goal Playing the Macedonian anthem at a EURO was a big win for the nation. The Arena Națională stadium in Bucharest