Srecko Katanec, the coach of the Macedonian national team, announced the 18-men squad for the friendly match against Luxembourg for the final preparations before the WC 2010 qualifications.
At least one win from Scotland and Holland
Srecko Katanec, the coach of the Macedonian team expects three points from the two opening matches for the WC 2010 qualifications against Scotland and Holland that will be played in September.
Macedonia ranked 54th by FIFA
According to the August 2008 FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking list, Macedonia moved up for 2 position on the ranking and is now placed on the 54th position.
Friendly against Luxembourg in August
After the cancellation by the Ukrainian Football Federation, the Macedonian Football Federation has arranged a friendly match against Luxembourg that will be played on 20th August.
Macedonia ranked 56th by FIFA
According to the July 2008 FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking list, Macedonia kept the same ranking from the last 3 months and stayed on the 56th position.
Macedonian to play for Betis
Marko Pavlov, a Macedonian football player born on Iceland, is about to be promoted to the first team of famous Spanish club Real Betis Balompie as one of the biggest talents in their B squad.
Ukraine cancels the friendly
The Ukrainian football federation has canceled the friendly match against Macedonia that was supposed to be played in Ukraine on 20th August, before the start of the WC 2010 qualifications.
Macedonia 56th on the FIFA ranking
According to the June 2008 FIFA/Coca Cola World-ranking list Macedonia is on the 56th place. This means that Macedonia have kept the same place from the last 2 months. Though Macedonia have lost 7 points comparing to the May list, the national team is still ranked 56th in the world with 544 points. The only
Montenegro U21 – Macedonia U21 0:3
On the friendly match between the national teams of Macedonia and Montenegro for players under 21 years played today in Berane, Montenegro, Macedonia won with 0:3 (0:1).
Poland vs Macedonia 1:1
Macedonia drew 1:1 on the friendly match against Poland played in Reutlingen, Germany. With good performance Macedonia was close to take the win, but Poland managed to equalize from a penalty before the end of the match.