North Macedonia national football team
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The North Macedonia national football team (Macedonian: Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international football, and is administered by the Football Federation of Macedonia. The team play their home matches at the Toše Proeski National Arena in Skopje.
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Association | Football Federation of Macedonia | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Blagoja Milevski | ||
Captain | Enis Bardhi | ||
Most caps | Goran Pandev (122) | ||
Top scorer | Goran Pandev (38) | ||
Home stadium | Toše Proeski Arena | ||
FIFA code | MKD | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 72 1 (18 July 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 46 (October 2008) | ||
Lowest | 166 (March 2017) | ||
First international | |||
Unofficial Vojvodina 3 - 1 Macedonia (Kranj, Slovenia; 13 October 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Liechtenstein 1–11 Macedonia (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England
7–0 North Macedonia (Manchester, England; 19 June 2023) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
Website | ffm.mk |
North Macedonia have been rising in football in recent years, reaching Euro 2020 (their first major tournament)[2][3] and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).[4]