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

North Macedonia

74': Enis Bardhi

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1 - 1

Kazakhstan

54': Dinmuhamed Karaman

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

45'+1': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Kazakhstan 0.
45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Bojan Miovski.
45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov replaces Darko Velkovski.
45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Kazakhstan 0.
54': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Kazakhstan 1. Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Sviridov.
62': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Dauren Zhumat replaces Galymzhan Kenzhebek.
62': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Artur Shushenachev replaces Ivan Sviridov.
62': Substitution, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder replaces Milan Ristovski.
64': Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Bagdat Kairov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Murojon Khalmatov replaces Dinmukhamed Karaman.
74': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Kazakhstan 1. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Nikola Serafimov replaces Andrej Stojchevski because of an injury.
75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Isnik Alimi.
80': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Nauryzbek Zhagorov replaces Yan Vorogovskiy.
86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Damir Kasabulat replaces Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov.
90'+4': Dauren Zhumat (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Mukhamedjan Seysen (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 1, Kazakhstan 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 19,929

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	Belgium	8	18	0
+10	Wales	8	16	2
+3	North Macedonia	8	13	1
-4	Kazakhstan	8	8	4

Full Table

Statistics

KAZ		MKD
17	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	3
40.5	Possession	59.5
15	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
241	Accurate Passes	362
313	Passes	443
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	13
17	Crosses	39
0.1	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	71
23	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	8
39	Effective Clearances	21
39	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

North Macedonia (5-3-2)

No.	Name
23	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
14	Darko Velkoski
5	Gjoko Zajkov
2	Andrej Stojchevski
8	Ezgjan Alioski
6	Bojan Ilievski
10	Enis Bardhi
7	Eljif Elmas
16	Isnik Alimi
19	Milan Ristovski
20	Bojan Miovski

Substitutes:

Damjan Siskovski, Nikola Serafimov, Dejan Iliev, David Babunski, Stefan Askovski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Luka Stankovski, Elmin Rastoder, Darko Churlinov, Tihomir Kostadinov, Jani Atanasov, Stefan Despotovski.

Kazakhstan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Mukhamedjan Seysen (GK)
3	Nuraly Alip
6	Alibek Kasym
11	Yan Vorogovskiy
13	Bagdat Kairov
5	Islambek Kuat
18	Dinmuhamed Karaman
19	Baktiyor Zainutdinov
17	Ivan Sviridov
7	Galymzhan Kenzhebek
9	Islam Chesnokov

Substitutes:

Sergiy Malyi, Nauryzbek Zhagorov, Almas Tyulyubay, Murojon Khalmatov, Dauren Zhumat, Sultanbek Astanov, Adilbek Zhumakhanov, Artur Shushenachev, Damir Kasabulat, Bekkhan Shaizada, Georgi Zhukov, Stas Pokatilov.

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