N. Macedonia vs Belgium

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage 6 Jun 2025, 18:45
N. Macedonia
N. Macedonia
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Belgium
Belgium
🏟 Toše Proeski Arena (Skopje) 👤 Chris Kavanagh Round 3

Match report

N. Macedonia were held to a 1-1 draw by Belgium in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage on 6 June 2025.

Belgium dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 17 shots to N. Macedonia's 7.

The match was played at Toše Proeski Arena (Skopje), with Chris Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 32% - 68% Shots 7 - 17 On target 2 - 4 Corners 1 - 10 Fouls 13 - 11 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Ezgjan Alioski
N. Macedonia · 1 goal
8 Maxim De Cuyper 1 goal
8 Alexis Saelemaekers captained the side
7 Stole Dimitrievski captained the side
7 Bojan Ilievski captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–12 3–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 1–1
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 1–8 0–2
Attacks 30–78 20–42
Match statistics
1 Corners 10
5 Substitution 5
50 Attacks 120
27 Dangerous Attacks 62
3 On Target 3
4 Off Target 13
7 Shots Total 17
2 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 11
1 Corners 10
2 Offsides 1
32% Ball Possession 68%
6 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 1
261 Passes Total 543
201 Passes Accurate 479
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
N. Macedonia · 5-3-2
23 S. Dimitrievski
2 B. Ilievski 4 A. Stojchevski 5 G. Zajkov 6 V. Musliu 8 E. Alioski
18 T. Kostadinov 21 J. Atanasov 7 E. Elmas
10 E. Bardhi 20 B. Miovski
Belgium · 4-3-3
13 M. Sels
15 T. Meunier 4 W. Faes 2 Z. Debast 5 M. Cuyper
21 N. Raskin 7 K. Bruyne 20 H. Vanaken
23 A. Saelemaekers 10 R. Lukaku 22 J. Doku
N. Macedonia
Coach
B. Milevski
Substitutes
  • 17 Agon Elezi
  • 11 Darko Churlinov
  • 3 Stefan Aškovski
  • 14 Dimitar Mitrovski
  • 19 Milan Ristovski
  • 1 Dejan Iliev
  • 12 Damjan Siskovski
  • 13 Stefan Despotovski
  • 15 Jovan Manev
  • 22 Luka Stankovski
  • 9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
  • 16 Kristijan Trapanovski
Belgium
Coach
D. Tedesco
Substitutes
  • 6 Amadou Onana
  • 16 Koni De Winter
  • 8 Youri Tielemans
  • 3 Arthur Theate
  • 9 Loïs Openda
  • 1 Maarten Vandevoordt
  • 12 Senne Lammens
  • 18 Brandon Mechele
  • 11 Leandro Trossard
  • 14 Dodi Lukebakio
  • 17 Charles De Ketelaere
  • 19 Malick Fofana
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Elezi ↓ J. Atanasov N. Macedonia
  • 56' ↑ A. Onana ↓ H. Vanaken Belgium
  • 57' ↑ D. Churlinov ↓ A. Stojchevski N. Macedonia
  • 57' ↑ K. De Winter ↓ K. De Bruyne Belgium
  • 57' ↑ Y. Tielemans ↓ T. Meunier Belgium
  • 78' ↑ A. Theate ↓ M. De Cuyper Belgium
  • 80' ↑ S. Ashkovski ↓ B. Ilievski N. Macedonia
  • 80' ↑ D. Mitrovski ↓ T. Kostadinov N. Macedonia
  • 82' ↑ L. Openda ↓ R. Lukaku Belgium
  • 85' ↑ M. Ristovski ↓ B. Miovski N. Macedonia
Cards
  • 15' J. Atanasov N. Macedonia
  • 44' T. Meunier Belgium
  • 66' V. Musliu N. Macedonia
  • 70' B. Ilievski N. Macedonia
  • 76' E. Bardhi N. Macedonia
  • 81' D. Mitrovski N. Macedonia
  • 82' B. Milevski N. Macedonia
  • 90+3' M. Ristovski N. Macedonia
Head-to-head
N. Macedonia 0 1 draws 0 Belgium
2025-06-06 N. Macedonia vs Belgium 1 - 1
Recent form
N. Macedonia D W D D W
Belgium D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in N. Macedonia vs Belgium?
N. Macedonia drew 1-1 against Belgium on 6 June 2025.
Who won N. Macedonia vs Belgium?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was N. Macedonia vs Belgium played?
The match was played at Toše Proeski Arena (Skopje).
Who had more possession in N. Macedonia vs Belgium?
Belgium had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.