Tag: football
Macedonia 25.03.22 | 09:22

The dream is real – Macedonia eliminated Italy, will face Portugal

Macedonia is waking up today to the realization that it eliminated Italy from the World Championship qualifications. Macedonia scored a historic win in Palermo. After holding off the incessant Italian attacks for most of the game, just as the home team was preparing for overtime, Trajkovski scored in...

Sport 25.03.22 | 09:17

Prime Minister Kovacevski did not dare mention the name of the winning country

Even in the great triumph of the Macedonian football team against Italy, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski did not allow himself to mention the word Macedonia. Kovacevski and his SDSM party used the Macedonian flag emoji, in their messages of congratulations to the team. President Pendarovski used the...

Sport 24.03.22 | 23:42

Mickoski: Our football heroes made history

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski congratulated to the Macedonian football team on their historic win against Italy in the  World Cup qualifier. The win brings Macedonia to the final qualifier against Portugal on Tuesday – the winner goes to Qatar. The sky over Palermo is red and yellow...

Sport 24.03.22 | 23:13

Decisive match against Portugal on Tuesday

After the incredible win against Italy, Macedonia now faces another difficult task on Tuesday, against Portugal. Portugal beat Turkey 3:1 this evening, and will host Macedonia in Porto for a decisive game – the winner goes to the World Cup. Portugal are, of course, favorites, with a recent European...

Sport 24.03.22 | 23:00

HISTORIC WIN- MACEDONIA BEATS ITALY!

Macedonia scored a historic win against Italy in the World Cup qualifier in Palermo. After holding off the incessant Italian attacks for most of the game, just as the home team was preparing for overtime, Trajkovski scored in the 92nd minute for the win! Italy was dominant, but the Macedonian defense...

Sport 24.03.22 | 22:05

Macedonia holds its own against Italy, as citizens scramble to watch the game

Mid way through the second half of its epic World Cup qualifier against Italy, Macedonia is holding its own and deflecting constant Italian attacks, and the result holds 0:0. Our team had a few chances to take the lead from quick counter-attacks, and the Italian team is showing signs of serious anxiety,...

Sport 24.03.22 | 21:09

LIVE LINK for the Macedonia – Italy game

Macedonia is playing Italy in Palermo, in for a historic opportunity to advance to the World Cup. You can view the game live, here.  

Macedonia 14.11.21 | 22:03

Mickoski congratulates the Macedonian football team on its latest major success

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski congratulated the Macedonian football team on its historic success to reach the second round of World Cup qualifications. Macedonia beat Iceland 3:1 and bested Romania by one point in the race for the second place in group J, which puts us among 12 teams who will...

Sport 14.11.21 | 20:22

Football: Macedonia beats Iceland 3:1, advances to the second round of the World Cup qualifications

With inspired play, Macedonia defeated Iceland in its final Group J World Cup qualification game, and secured a place in the second round of the UEFA qualification. There, 12 teams will play for three places that take them in the World Cup. Macedonia entered the game with one point advantage over Romania...

Sport 14.11.21 | 10:43

Football: Macedonia plays key World Cup qualifier against Iceland

The Macedonian football team plays its key match of the World Cup qualifications today. Macedonia hosts Iceland at home, and a win will guarantee us the second place in our group, behind Germany. This would lead to the first ever final tournament for a place in the World Cup. Macedonia has 15 points,...

Sport 11.11.21 | 21:38

Macedonia beats Armenia 5:0, renews its chances to qualify for the World Cup

Macedonia defeat Armenia 5:0 in an away World Cup qualifications match, that helps keep hope alive for reaching the tournament, especially after Romania dropped two points against Iceland. After setbacks against Romania and Iceland, where Macedonia dropped valuable points, the red and yellow team was...

Macedonia Sport 11.10.21 | 20:16

Macedonia – Germany game about to begin despite the heavy rain

The game between Macedonia and Germany at the Philip II stadium in Skopje is about to begin despite the heavy rain. Macedonia is without Bardhi, while Germany decided to have Werner in the attack, supported by Gnabri. Macedonia performed a major upset beating Germany in the first, away game, and is currently...

Macedonia Sport 04.10.21 | 10:23

Bardhi is out from the games against Germany and Lichtenstein

Key midfielder Enis Bardhi will not be available for the World Cup qualifiers against Lichtenstein and Germany. Bardhi sustained a thigh injury in the match against Romania. Rest of the team is available and is gathering in Skopje. The games are scheduled for October 8th and 11th.

Macedonia Sport 07.09.21 | 15:41

Romanian journalists say that the Skopje stadium is not fit to host a World Cup qualifier

Romanian media outlets are protesting that the main Skopje football stadium is not fit to host a World Cup qualifier. According to the Gazeta Sporturilor paper, the pitch is uneven, in desperate shape, with no grass left in front of the goals – just sand. The two teams play tomorrow in a game that...

Macedonia Sport 06.09.21 | 10:10

Macedonia slips in Iceland, sees its hopes for qualifying in the World Cup fade away

Macedonia snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in its World Cup qualifier in Iceland, and is on the verge of losing its chance to qualify for a second top international competition in a row. Our football team took the lead early, in the 11th minute with a header from Darko Velkovski, and then scored...

Sport World 03.09.21 | 21:42

Szijjarto responds to criticism after English players were booed in Hungary

Booing, throwing cups into the field, and reportedly making monkey noises towards English players were among the actions of Hungarian fans, inciting criticism after the England-Hungary World Cup qualifier. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó responded to the critical remarks in a Facebook post, Hungary...

Macedonia Sport 26.08.21 | 12:26

Vardar held to a goalless draw in its first game in Second League

Vardar, Macedonia’s historically best football team, was unable to score a win in its first match in the Second League, where it was relegated after a disastrous season last year. Vardar played with Korab from Debar, in a game that ended in a goalless draw. The team was devastated after the Zaev...

Macedonia Sport 24.06.21 | 09:02

Macedonia ranked 23rd at the European Championship

Macedonia was formally declared the 23rd ranked team at the European Championship. With three losses, against Austria, Ukraine and the Netherlands, and a negative goal difference 8-2, only Turkey did worse than our team (three losses, 8-1 difference). Still, the Macedonian team won the hearts of the...

Macedonia Sport 22.06.21 | 14:14

LIVE: Macedonian football team returns home

The Macedonian national football team is returning home after its first ever European Championship. The team lost all three group games to Austria, Ukraine and Netherlands, but performed bravely and did not shy away from going against the far more established teams. You can follow their arrival at the...

Macedonia Sport 21.06.21 | 20:07

Macedonian players gave their all as they bid farewell to the European Cup and to their captain Goran Pandev

Macedonia bid farewell to the European Championship with another defeat – 3:0 to the Netherlands. The Macedonian team was again agile and created many chances, while having two goals disallowed for offside. The players were eager to give a proper farewell to their captain Goran Pandev in his last...

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