Ireland vs North Macedonia

Friendlies - Friendly International 31 Mar 2026, 18:45
Ireland
Ireland
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
🏟 Aviva Stadium 👤 I. A. Griffith

Match report

Ireland played out a goalless draw with North Macedonia in the Friendlies - Friendly International on 31 March 2026.

Ireland had 15 shots to North Macedonia's 3.

The match was played at Aviva Stadium, with I. A. Griffith in charge.

Shots 15 - 3 On target 3 - 1 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 4 - 9 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Jason Knight
Ireland · 61 passes (84% accurate)
8 Finn Azaz captained the side
8 Imran Fetai captained the side
7 Caoimhin Kelleher captained the side
7 John Egan captained the side
First half vs second half
Ireland stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 10–1
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–0
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 3–1 5–0
Attacks 54–41 70–30
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
8 Substitution 9
124 Attacks 71
65 Dangerous Attacks 19
2 On Target 1
12 Off Target 2
15 Shots Total 3
3 Shots On Goal 1
7 Shots Off Goal 1
5 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 0
6 Shots Outside Box 3
4 Fouls 9
8 Corners 1
4 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
510 Passes Total 413
427 Passes Accurate 334
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ireland · 3-4-2-1
1 C. Kelleher
15 J. Egan 22 N. Collins 4 D. O'Shea
2 S. Coleman 6 J. Molumby 8 J. Knight 14 L. Scales
20 C. Ogbene 11 F. Azaz
7 T. Parrott
North Macedonia · 3-4-2-1
23 S. Dimitrievski
5 G. Zajkov 14 D. Velkovski 13 I. Fetai
11 D. Churlinov 18 T. Kostadinov 22 I. Alimi 3 S. Herrera
10 E. Bardhi 7 E. Elmas
15 E. Rastoder
Ireland
Coach
Heimir Hallgrímsson
Substitutes
  • 23 Mark Travers
  • 17 Harvey Vale
  • 19 James Abankwah
  • 21 Bosun Lawal
  • 5 Jake O'Brien
  • 10 Adam Idah
  • 18 Alan Browne
  • 9 Johnny Kenny
  • 16 Josh Keeley
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 12 Jimmy Dunne
  • 24 Millenic Alli
North Macedonia
Coach
Blagoja Milevski
Substitutes
  • 4 Nikola Serafimov
  • 9 Daniel Musovski
  • 19 Milan Ristovski
  • 16 Boban Nikolov
  • 20 Luka Stankovski
  • 21 Reshat Ramadani
  • 24 Ljupche Doriev
  • 6 Visar Musliu
  • 2 Egzon Bejtulai
  • 1 Dejan Iliev
  • 12 Damjan Siskovski
  • 8 Andrej Stojchevski
  • 17 Lirim Qamili
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Serafimov ↓ D. Velkovski North Macedonia
  • 46' ↑ D. Musovski ↓ E. Rastoder North Macedonia
  • 46' ↑ M. Ristovski ↓ E. Bardhi North Macedonia
  • 60' ↑ B. Nikolov ↓ T. Kostadinov North Macedonia
  • 60' ↑ L. Stankovski ↓ D. Churlinov North Macedonia
  • 60' ↑ R. Ramadani ↓ E. Elmas North Macedonia
  • 60' ↑ L. Doriev ↓ I. Alimi North Macedonia
  • 61' ↑ M. Travers ↓ C. Kelleher Ireland
  • 61' ↑ H. Vale ↓ J. Molumby Ireland
  • 61' ↑ J. Abankwah ↓ S. Coleman Ireland
  • 61' ↑ B. Lawal ↓ F. Azaz Ireland
  • 66' ↑ V. Musliu ↓ I. Fetai North Macedonia
  • 72' ↑ J. O'Brien ↓ J. Egan Ireland
  • 72' ↑ A. Idah ↓ T. Parrott Ireland
  • 84' ↑ J. Kenny ↓ C. Ogbene Ireland
Cards
  • 90+1' S. Dimitrievski North Macedonia
Head-to-head
Ireland 0 1 draws 0 North Macedonia
2026-03-31 Ireland vs North Macedonia 0 - 0
Recent form
Ireland D D D D D
North Macedonia D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ireland vs North Macedonia?
Ireland drew 0-0 against North Macedonia on 31 March 2026.
Who won Ireland vs North Macedonia?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Ireland vs North Macedonia played?
The match was played at Aviva Stadium.