FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

North Macedonia vs Germany, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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  • 50': Kai Havertz
  • 70': Timo Werner
  • 73': Timo Werner
  • 83': Jamal Musiala

Germany qualify for the 2022 World Cup with win in North Macedonia

Germany qualified for the 2022 World Cup after crushing North Macedonia 4-0 on Monday to secure the top spot in their qualifying Group J.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Offside, North Macedonia. Darko Velkovski tries a through ball, but Boban Nikolov is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arijan Ademi with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
  • 16': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by David Raum.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 20': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 20': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
  • 20': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia).
  • 22': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. David Raum (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adis Jahovic.
  • 29': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Spirovski replaces Arijan Ademi because of an injury.
  • 30': Offside, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov tries a through ball, but Stefan Ristovski is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 36': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 36': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
  • 37': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 45'+1': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Timo Werner (Germany) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Germany 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Germany 0.
  • 47': Foul by Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia).
  • 47': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
  • 50': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Germany 1. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller following a fast break.
  • 53': Foul by Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia).
  • 53': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
  • 54': Kai Havertz (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 57': Foul by Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia).
  • 57': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Adis Jahovic (North Macedonia).
  • 57': Thilo Kehrer (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Miovski replaces Adis Jahovic.
  • 58': Substitution, North Macedonia. Erdal Rakip replaces Boban Nikolov.
  • 60': Offside, Germany. Thomas Müller tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. Florian Wirtz replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. Karim Adeyemi replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 62': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
  • 62': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 64': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 70': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Germany 2. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Foul by Erdal Rakip (North Macedonia).
  • 72': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
  • 73': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Germany 3. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 74': Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 74': Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Timo Werner.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 77': Substitution, North Macedonia. Kire Ristevski replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 77': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Askovski replaces Stefan Ristovski.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Spirovski.
  • 80': Substitution, Germany. Florian Neuhaus replaces Thomas Müller.
  • 82': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 82': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Germany 4. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 85': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
  • 85': Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90': Florian Wirtz (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+1': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+2': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Germany 4.
  • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 0, Germany 4.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 7
74.3 Possession 25.7
24 SHOTS 7
10 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
665 Accurate Passes 183
751 Passes 256
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 3
31 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.3
34 Long Balls 38
21 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 16
15 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 16
7 Effective Clearances 26
7 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 16,182

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

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

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
6 Visar Musliu
14 Darko Velkoski
8 Ezgjan Alioski
13 Stefan Ristovski Yellow Card
7 Eljif Elmas
5 Arijan Ademi
21 Tihomir Kostadinov
18 Adis Jahovic
11 Darko Churlinov
16 Boban Nikolov

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
5 Thilo Kehrer
15 Niklas Süle
21 David Raum
16 Lukas Klostermann
13 Thomas Müller
6 Joshua Kimmich
8 Leon Goretzka
9 Timo Werner
7 Kai Havertz
10 Serge Gnabry

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