According to newspaper “Makedonski Sport,” Pandev has decided to retire from the Macedonian national team following a disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign that saw Macedonia finish in last place.
FIFA Rankings: Macedonia drops to #86
Macedonia dropped down 11 places and is now the 86th ranked team in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings published today.
WCQ 2014: Serbia – Macedonia 5:1
Abysmal. Inept. Dreadful. Choose any of those words and it would still be a disservice in how poorly Macedonia played to conclude their 2014 World Cup qualifying with a 5:1 shellacking against Serbia.
Preview: Serbia vs. Macedonia
With only pride on the line, both Macedonia and Serbia will look to conclude disappointing campaigns on a positive note when they play later today in Jagodina in the final matchday of the 2014 World Cup qualifications.
WCQ 2014: Wales – Macedonia 1:0
The appointment of Zoran Stratev failed to provide much of a lift as an uninspired Macedonian side suffered a 1:0 loss against Wales.
Stratev makes number of changes to lineup
Manager Zoran Stratev announced several new starters for the Wales game while also shifting two regulars in Goran Pandev and Stefan Ristovski to other positions.
Potential internationals performances
Vasil Kuleski and Robert Stambolziev scored goal’s and two players provided assists to complete a successful weekend for the potential internationals.
Preview: Wales vs. Macedonia
With two matches remaining until the end of yet another unsuccessful campaign, Macedonia visits Wales in the battle of avoiding last place in Group A.
Macedonian internationals performances
Goran Pandev added another goal for Napoli, Stefan Ashkovski and Mario Gjurovski notched assists for their respective teams, while Zeni Husmani, Ilija Nestorovski and Bazhe Ilijoski each got on the scoresheet as well.
Serbian squad announced
Serbian national team manager Siniša Mihajlović announced the squad for their upcoming qualifier against Macedonia.