For the 2018 World Cup qualifications, Macedonia will remain in pot 5 when the draw takes place on July 25, 2015.

On Sunday, Ljubinko Drulović will make his managerial debut for Macedonia when the squad takes on Slovakia in Žilina.

Midfielder Uros Matic told a Slovak website on Thursday that he still hasn’t received clearance from FIFA to represent Macedonia.

A twelve minute lapse in the 2nd half saw Macedonia U21 open its new qualifying campaign with a 3:0 loss to Iceland.

With a new coach comes fresh optimism, and that is certainly the case for Macedonia’s national team ahead of Sunday’s qualifier against Slovakia.

Later on Thursday, the U21 national team of Macedonia begins a new qualifying cycle with a tricky road fixture against Iceland.

This transfer of Trajkovski moving to Italy has been known for weeks now, but Palermo finally made it official on Monday.

From the 23 players called up, 18 were present by the time Macedonia began its first training session in the evening.

This season was unprecedented for Macedonian internationals as they won a total of 22 league and cup trophies throughout the world.