Tag: football
Macedonia Sport 29.03.21 | 22:41

Macedonia beats Bulgaria 5:1 at the U-21 tournament in Turkey

The Macedonian U-21 football team beat Bulgaria 5:1 at the Antalya Cup tournament in Turkey. Our team scored early in the first half, in the 10th and 30th minute. The Bulgarians made it 2:1 in the 50th minute, only to provoke an even tougher response and receive three more goals. Metodija Maksimov scored...

Macedonia Sport 28.03.21 | 22:38

Macedonia beats Lichtenstein 5:0 in the 2022 World Cup qualifier

The Macedonian national football team scored an easy win against Lichtenstein in the 2022 World Cup qualifier. This is the first win for our team in the Group J, after losing to Romania in a hotly contested game earlier this week. Bardhi scored the first goal for Macedonia in the 7th minute using a free...

Macedonia Sport 26.03.21 | 10:24

Macedonia loses to Romania in a thriller World Cup qualifier

Macedonia came from being two goals down in its World Cup qualifier against Romania, but eventually lost the game 3:2. Coach Igor Angelovski said that he has not seen his team create so many chances against a team of Romania’s caliber, and that it’s sad so many of the chances were not taken. We...

Macedonia Sport 14.03.21 | 12:35

Muamed Sejdini re-elected as head of the Football Federation of Macedonia

Muamed Sejdini was re-appointed as head of the Macedonian Football Association (FFM) today, for a second four year term. He won the unanimous support of the 52 FFM delegates, after being put under pressure from the Zaev regime over the past years. Sejdini recently turned to UEFA which called on the Government...

Macedonia Sport 28.12.20 | 09:11

Ademi believes Macedonia can advance beyond the EP group stage

Arijan Ademi, the Dinamo Zagreb captain who is one of the best midfielders of the Macedonian team, believes that we can get past the group stage of the European Championship. In its historic, first ever European Championship, Macedonia was put in a group with Holland, Ukraine and Austria. I honestly...

Macedonia Sport 10.12.20 | 17:11

Macedonia ranks 65th in the FIFA world ranking

The Macedonian football team ranks 65th in the FIFA world rankings at the end of the year – three places better compared to 2019. This comes after the historic success of the team to qualify for its first ever European Championship.  Belgium remains ranked best in the world, followed by France...

Macedonia Sport 28.11.20 | 18:38

Major incident between two groups of football hooligans in Stip

Brutal fighting broke out in Stip today between the fans of the local Bregalnica football team and Tikves from Kavadarci. The fan groups – Phalanx and Lozari, provoked a major incident after the Second League match. The footage clearly shows that a number of fans were injured, and even the police...

Macedonia Sport 13.11.20 | 20:48

This is what football’s all about – BBC says as Macedonia celebrates its European Championship success

This is what football is all about, BBC Sport said on Facebook about the joy seen throughout Macedonia after the country qualified for its first ever European Championship. \Macedonia’s players broke into song and dance on the pitch in Tbilisi and later disrupted the press conference of their coach...

Macedonia Sport 13.11.20 | 17:06

Elmas: I would give anything for my homeland Macedonia

Elif Elmas, one of the key players of the Macedonian team, told Sport1 about the emotional roller-coaster he experienced during the victory over Georgia which secured Macedonia a spot in the European Championship. Macedonia means a lot to me. It is a big heart, my homeland, my mother. I would give anything...

Macedonia 13.11.20 | 14:16

US Ambassador Byrnes congratulates Macedonian football team on EURO qualification

US Ambassador to Macedonia, Kate Byrnes, congratulated via Twitter on Friday the Macedonian national football team for qualifying for the European Football Championship. Congratulations for the historic achievement in qualifying for the European Football Championship! Great passion and efforts from...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 23:30

President Ivanov joins football fans gathered at the Macedonia Square

Former Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and his son Ivan joined the crowd of football fans at the Macedonia Square in downtown Skopje, celebrating the win over Georgia and, more importantly, the historic first entry into a European Championship. It’s still unclear when the team will arrive in...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 22:19

Gruevski congratulates to the Macedonian football team, points to all the hard work that got them to the European Championship

Former Prime Minister and VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski congratulated to the Macedonian national football team on its historic win that brings them to the European Championship. Congratulations for the first ever place in a European football championship. Congratulations to all the players who contributed...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 22:02

Skopje is out in the streets, waiting for the football heroes

The heroic Macedonian national football team is expected to take off from Tbilisi airport this evening. Due to the dense fog, it’s not clear whether they will be able to return to the capital Skopje, or will seek a different near-by airport. In any case, thousands of citizens of the capital are...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 21:32

Congratulations pour in for the Macedonian football team

Congratulations are pouring in to the Macedonian national football team after their historic win against Georgia which takes them to the 2021 European Championship. VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said it makes all prior 30 years of efforts worth it. “Congratulations to the heroes who proved...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 21:17

Macedonia celebrates historic football win

Macedonian football players in Tbilisi are celebrating after their 1:0 win over Georgia, which takes them to the 2021 European Championship. On the pitch, the team broke out in song and dance, singing the classic “Macedonia Pearl of the Balkans” by Goce Nikolovski. The team couldn’t...

Macedonia Sport 12.11.20 | 20:26

Historic win: Macedonia qualifies to the European Championship

In a historic first, the Macedonian national football team made it to the 2021 European Championship. Macedonia beat Georgia 0:1 in Tbilisi this evening, after previously eliminating Kosovo, for the place kept for the teams that ranked third in their qualifying groups. Macedonian captain Goran Pandev...

Sport 14.10.20 | 23:23

Macedonia draws at home with Georgia, in preview of their crucial November game

In a restrained, withdrawn game, Macedonia and Georgia split the points and drew the UEFA Nations League match 1:1. Neither side wanted to give away too much before they meet again in November, when a win will lead to a historic place in the 2021 European Championship. Georgia scored its goal in the...

Macedonia Sport 13.10.20 | 17:31

Macedonian U21 team saves a point against Israel with last minute goal

The Macedonian U21 football team suffered a setback in its attempt to reach the European Championship, after a poor showing against Israel. Macedonia had to struggle to even the score 1:1 in the final minutes of the overtime. Israel scored in the 22nd minute and had a penalty in the 55th minute, but...

Macedonia Sport 11.10.20 | 23:00

Football: Macedonia underestimated Estonia, was lucky to avoid defeat in Tallinn

Macedonia drew with Estonia 3:3 at the UEFA Nations League game in Tallinn this afternoon. Our team badly underestimated the Estonians, especially after our win against Kosovo, and were on the verge of losing the game, forcing Goran Pandev to salvage a draw. The Estonians had an early own goal in the...

Macedonia Sport 09.10.20 | 10:19

Macedonia beats Kosovo, has a historic chance to qualify to the European Championship

Macedonia beat Kosovo 2:1 in the Euro 2021 qualifier game and will face Georgia next for a place in the championship. Led by Pandev and Bardhi, Macedonia was the better team, and had two goals disallowed for offside, as well as a penalty denied by the referee. The first goal was scored early, in the...

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