FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

North Macedonia vs Wales, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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North Macedonia
  • 90'+1': Bojan Miovski
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1 - 1
Wales
  • 90'+6': David Brooks

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North Macedonia are hosting Wales at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  • 1': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 2': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Daniel James (Wales).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi following a fast break.
  • 3': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Chris Mepham (Wales).
  • 8': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 12': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wales).
  • 14': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
  • 16': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 16': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 18': Nathan Broadhead (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 22': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 35': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wales).
  • 37': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 39': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 40': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
  • 43': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
  • 45': Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 45'+2': Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 45'+4': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Wales 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Wales 0.
  • 46': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
  • 46': Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 53': Offside, Wales. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 55': Nathan Broadhead (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson following a fast break.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 59': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 59': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Isnik Alimi.
  • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Gjoko Zajkov because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Daniel James.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 65': Foul by Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia).
  • 65': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Wales) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 68': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 75': Offside, North Macedonia. Visar Musliu is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  • 76': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Joe Rodon (Wales).
  • 80': Joe Rodon (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
  • 82': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
  • 82': Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Wales. Rabbi Matondo replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 84': Substitution, Wales. Joe Allen replaces Josh Sheehan.
  • 85': Foul by Rabbi Matondo (Wales).
  • 85': Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Joe Allen (Wales).
  • 87': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
  • 87': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Dimoski replaces Bojan Ilievski.
  • 89': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
  • 89': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Wales 0. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, North Macedonia. Jovan Manev replaces Enis Bardhi.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
  • 90'+4': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
  • 90'+4': Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 90'+6': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Wales 1. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 1, Wales 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 1, Wales 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
68.5 Possession 31.5
11 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 164
538 Passes 246
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.1
40 Long Balls 65
18 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 9
30 Effective Clearances 34
30 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 23,114

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Macedonia 2 +3 4
2 Wales 2 +2 4
3 Kazakhstan 2 0 3
4 Belgium 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MKD North Macedonia (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
4 Nikola Serafimov Yellow Card
6 Visar Musliu
5 Gjoko Zajkov
18 Tihomir Kostadinov
16 Isnik Alimi
10 Enis Bardhi
8 Ezgjan Alioski
2 Bojan Ilievski
7 Eljif Elmas
20 Bojan Miovski
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Dejan Iliev, Jani Atanasov, Aleksandar Trajkovski, David Tosevski, Jovan Manev, Kristijan Trapanovski, Luka Stankovski, Bojan Dimoski, Darko Churlinov, Igor Aleksovski, Agon Elezi, Andrej Stojchevski.

WAL Wales (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Karl Darlow (GK)
2 Chris Mepham
6 Joe Rodon Yellow Card
4 Ben Davies
3 Neco Williams
23 Nathan Broadhead
17 Jordan James Yellow Card
22 Josh Sheehan
11 Brennan Johnson
19 Sorba Thomas
20 Daniel James
Wales Substitutes:
Lewis Koumas, Mark Harris, Tom Lawrence, Joe Allen, Ben Cabango, David Brooks, Kieffer Moore, Connor Roberts, Danny Ward, Liam Cullen, Adam Rhys Davies, Rabbi Matondo.

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