FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, November 18, 2025
North Macedonia LWDDD 1
–
Wales WLLLW 7
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MKD101
WAL347
Cardiff City Stadium · 32,154 att.

Match Report

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Wilson fires hat trick as Wales score 7 against North Macedonia

Skipper Harry Wilson scored a hat trick as rampant Wales secured home semifinal advantage in the World Cup playoffs by crushing North Macedonia 7-1 in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
1
30.1
Possession
69.9
6
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
191
Accurate Passes
550
262
Passes
605
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
45
15
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
3
23
Effective Clearances
15
23
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

WAL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 4Dylan LawlorCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 22Josh SheehanDM
  5. 5Jay Da SilvaLB
  6. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  7. 10Liam CullenCM-L
  8. 7David BrooksCM-R
  9. 11Brennan JohnsonLM
  10. 20Daniel JamesRM
  11. 8Harry WilsonF

MKD · 5-3-2

  1. 23Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 14Darko VelkoskiCD
  3. 6Andrej StojchevskiCD-L
  4. 5Gjoko ZajkovCD-R
  5. 3Stefan AskovskiLB
  6. 2Bojan IlievskiRB
  7. 10Enis BardhiCM
  8. 18Tihomir KostadinovCM-L
  9. 16Isnik AlimiCM-R
  10. 7Eljif ElmasCF-L
  11. 20Bojan MiovskiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 18' Goal! Wales 1, North Macedonia 0. Harry Wilson (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 21' Goal! Wales 2, North Macedonia 0. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
  5. 23' Goal! Wales 2, North Macedonia 1. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darko Velkovski with a through ball.
  6. 37' Goal! Wales 3, North Macedonia 1. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  7. 55' Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.
  8. 55' Substitution, North Macedonia. Lirim Qamili replaces Andrej Stojchevski.
  9. 57' Goal! Wales 4, North Macedonia 1. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  10. 64' Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces David Brooks.
  11. 64' Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Daniel James.
  12. 64' Substitution, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder replaces Bojan Miovski.
  13. 64' Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Isnik Alimi.
  14. 75' Goal! Wales 5, North Macedonia 1. Harry Wilson (Wales) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  15. 80' Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Goal! Wales 6, North Macedonia 1. Harry Wilson (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  17. 82' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Joe Rodon.
  18. 82' Substitution, North Macedonia. Nikola Serafimov replaces Stefan Ashkovski.
  19. 82' Substitution, Wales. Ronan Kpakio replaces Neco Williams.
  20. 85' Substitution, Wales. Isaak Davies replaces Liam Cullen.
  21. 88' Goal! Wales 7, North Macedonia 1. Nathan Broadhead (Wales) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaak Davies following a corner.

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