The gap in power between the two teams in the field fight is immense. Northern Macedonia is not quite similar to Germany, according to tradi...
The gap in power between the two teams in the field fight is immense. Northern Macedonia is not quite similar to Germany, according to tradition. Germany is a four-time world champion and currently ranks 13th in FIFA's world rankings. Northern Macedonia, on the other hand, has had some notable football victories since gaining independence from the former Yugoslavia.
The FIFA ranking of 65th has memories of draws with England, the Netherlands, and Italy. So you want to get into Germany's house and snare victory? Yeah, Al, that sounds pretty bad to me, and it seems that BT isn't for me either.
Football can also put two teams down in a row, despite their vastly different strengths. Alternatively, the big team is brought to its knees by the triumph of the comparatively tiny team. The 2022 World Cup qualifiers at MSV Arena last night followed the same trend. Northern Macedonia shocked Germany by crushing them 2-1.
Northern Macedonia took the lead in the final minute of the first half, thanks to a goal by Genoa forward Goran Pandev. In the 63rd minute, Germany's Ikai Gundogan equalized from the penalty spot. With a goal from Ljif Elmas 5 minutes before the scheduled time, Northern Macedonia won their best win in football history.
The Balkan country has never qualified for a World Cup match. This year, however, they will participate in the Euro Cup for the first time. If it was such a team that gave Germany a taste in the World Cup qualifiers that was almost forgotten. Germany's invincibility in the World Cup qualifiers is shown by statistics.
Germany was defeated 5-1 by England in Munich in 2001. That was the qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. Following that, Germany suffered its first loss in World Cup qualifying yesterday. Germany had won 18 matches in a row before facing this pace in the qualifying round for the first time in 20 years.
Joachim Loew, Germany's coach, is also hurting from the defeat. After the Euros in June-July, Louv announced his departure from the German national team. It was Germany's last World Cup qualifier match before that."It's really sad," said Loew, who has coached Germany's national team for 15 years and has lost his last qualifying match. We have made several errors. We were dangerous when we played quickly, but we didn't really demonstrate superiority. Overall, the setback at home is highly disappointing.'
Germany, on the other hand, was in charge of the match. They handled the ball 70% of the time during the game. In the first half, Leo Gorteka squandered a point. Germany, on the other hand, may have been able to digest the strike.
Despite Emery Kane's handball, the referee did not award a penalty. "The boys have made four-time world champions proud of northern Macedonia," Northern Macedonia coach Igor Angelovsky said after the historic win. We've never lost to a team with so many championships.' Despite the fact that both teams have six points, Angelovsky's team has a better goal differential.
Another qualifier saw Spain defeat Kosovo 3-1. In the first half, goals from Olmo and Feran Torres put the 2010 World Cup winners ahead. After the break, Moreno scored for Spain in the 85th minute. With 7 points, Spain leads Group B. England won 2-1 against Poland. The hosts were victorious thanks to a goal by Harry Maguire in the 85th minute. With nine points from three games, England leads Group I.
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