North Macedonia vs England 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
England end unbeaten Euro qualifying with North Macedonia draw
England secured a 1-1 draw in North Macedonia on Monday to complete an unbeaten qualifying campaign for the Euro 2024.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Rico Lewis (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Penalty saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 41': Goal! North Macedonia 1, England 0. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, North Macedonia 1, England 0.
- 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 1, England 0.
- 56': Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, England. Harry Kane replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 59': Own Goal by Jani Atanasov, North Macedonia. North Macedonia 1, England 1.
- 75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
- 75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov replaces Isnik Alimi.
- 84': Substitution, England. Kalvin Phillips replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 84': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jack Grealish.
- 84': Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 86': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Bojan Dimoski.
- 90'+1': Substitution, North Macedonia. Agon Elezi replaces Jani Atanasov.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 1, England 1.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 27,982
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 27,982
UEFA European Championship Qualifying Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | England | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| +7 | Italy | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| +3 | Ukraine | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| -10 | North Macedonia | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Statistics
ENG |
MKD![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 74.8 | Possession | 25.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 582 | Accurate Passes | 152 |
| 653 | Passes | 222 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 3 | Clearances | 25 |
North Macedonia (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Serafimov |
| 6 | Visar Musliu |
| 15 | Jovan Manev |
| 21 | Jani Atanasov |
| 18 | Isnik Alimi |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 8 | Ezgjan Alioski |
| 14 | Bojan Dimoski |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 9 | Bojan Miovski |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Marc Guéhi |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 3 | Rico Lewis |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 8 | Phil Foden |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 10 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 9 | Ollie Watkins |
| 11 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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