Besart Ibraimi makes his debut for Schalke 04, while Goran Pandev, Boban Grncarov, and Bojan Markovski all score for their respective teams.
Three defeats for Belasica in Viareggio
The youth team of Belasica had an unsuccessful presentation on this year’s youth tournament in Viareggio, Italy and finished the competition on the last position in the group with three defeats.
Friendly with Malta in August
Macedonia arranged a friendly match against Malta in August, reported the Football federation of Macedonia today.
Group B: Familiar opponents
Macedonia has been drawn in group B for UEFA EURO 2012 qualifications for Poland and Ukraine. Who are Macedonia’s opponents?
Russia, Slovakia, Ireland, Armenia and Andorra
Macedonia is drawn in the Group B in the qualifications for the EURO 2012, together with Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Armenia and Andorra.
Mirko Ivanovski in Slavia Prague
Mirko Ivanovski, U21 national team forward, has officially signed for Slavia Prague.
Midweek internationals performances
Several Macedonian internationals were active in midweek matches and here is how they did:
Macedonia ranked 64th on the FIFA ranking
The Macedonian national team moved one position up and is now ranked 64th on the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking with 495 points.
Potential internationals performances
Several football players in foreign leagues have Macedonian origin and still have the chance to play for Macedonia. Here is a review of their performances:
Macedonian internationals peformances
Goran Pandev and Inter had their game at Parma postponed because of snow, while Velice Sumulikoski did not have a chance to play against his former team Ipswich Town as he continues to be left out of the team.