Norwegian national team coach Lars Lagerbäck summoned 25 players for the trip to Skopje on the 11th in order to face Macedonia in a friendly match. Unlike Macedonia, Norway will play two friendlies in the FIFA open dates this month. After the game on the 11th at the National Arena Philip II of Macedon, Norway
Norway – Macedonia 2:0
Macedonia followed up the disappointing showing against Sweden with another lackluster and uninspired performance, resulting in a 2:0 loss against Norway.
Armend Alimi close to Brann Bergen
After the good performances for FK Milano Kumanovo and the Macedonian U21 national team, Armend Alimi is close to move to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Brann from Bergen. The 21-years-old central midfielder Armend Alimi impressed with his performances for his club Milano from Kumanovo and also with his performances in the Macedonian U21 national team
WC 2010 Qual’s
UEFA Qualifications Tournament Group 9 MP W D L GD P Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17:2 24 qualified Norway 8 2 4 2 9:7 10 Scotland 8 3 1 4 6:11 10 Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5:11 7 Iceland 8 1 2 5 7:13 5 Results: 06.09.08 Macedonia
Macedonia ranked 56th by FIFA
According to the September FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings List, Macedonia moved down for 2 positions and is now in the 56th place.
Group 9 teams friendlies
All 5 teams from the 9th Qualification group for WC 2010 have used 20th of August to play friendlies that will serve as last preparations before the start of the qualification tournament.