EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2021/22 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena - Duisburg Wednesday 31 March 2021 Germany 20.45CET (20.45 local time) North Macedonia Group J - Matchday 3 Last updated 31/03/2021 17:15CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 8 1 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams 2 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Squad list Germany Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Kevin Trapp 08/07/1990 30 Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 - Bernd Leno 04/03/1992 29 Arsenal - 0 0 0 0 - Marc-André ter Stegen 30/04/1992 28 Barcelona - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Antonio Rüdiger 03/03/1993 28 Chelsea - 2 0 0 0 - Jonathan Tah 11/02/1996 25 Leverkusen - 0 0 0 0 - Matthias Ginter 19/01/1994 27 Mönchengladbach - 2 0 0 0 - Lukas Klostermann 03/06/1996 24 Leipzig - 2 0 0 0 - Robin Gosens 05/07/1994 26 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 - Philipp Max 30/09/1993 27 PSV - 0 0 0 0 - Joshua Kimmich 08/02/1995 26 Bayern * 2 0 0 0 Midfielders - İlkay Gündoğan 24/10/1990 30 Man. City - 2 1 0 0 - Emre Can 12/01/1994 27 Dortmund - 2 0 0 0 - Serge Gnabry 14/07/1995 25 Bayern - 2 1 0 0 - Leon Goretzka 06/02/1995 26 Bayern - 2 1 0 0 - Leroy Sané 11/01/1996 25 Bayern - 2 0 0 0 - Kai Havertz 11/06/1999 21 Chelsea * 2 1 0 0 - Florian Neuhaus 16/03/1997 24 Mönchengladbach - 2 0 0 0 - Jamal Musiala 26/02/2003 18 Bayern - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Amin Younes 06/08/1993 27 Frankfurt - 2 0 0 0 - Timo Werner 06/03/1996 25 Chelsea - 2 0 0 0 - Florian Wirtz 03/05/2003 17 Leverkusen - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Joachim Löw 03/02/1960 61 - 2 0 0 0 3 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg North Macedonia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Ethnikos - Martin Bogatinov 26/04/1986 34 - 0 0 0 0 Achnas Rayo - Stole Dimitrievski 25/12/1993 27 - 2 0 0 0 Vallecano - Damjan Siskovski 18/03/1995 26 Doxa - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Kire Ristevski 22/10/1990 30 Újpest - 2 0 0 0 Dinamo - Stefan Ristovski 12/02/1992 29 - 2 0 0 0 Zagreb - Visar Musliu 13/11/1994 26 Fehérvár - 2 0 0 0 - Egzijan Alioski 12/02/1992 29 Leeds * 2 0 0 0 - Darko Velkoski 21/06/1995 25 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - Egzon Bejtulai 07/01/1994 27 Shkëndija - 2 0 0 0 Midfielders AEK - Stefan Spirovski 23/08/1990 30 - 1 0 0 0 Larnaca Dinamo - Arijan Ademi 29/05/1991 29 - 1 1 0 0 Zagreb - Feran Hasani 18/06/1990 30 Partizani - 1 0 0 0 - Boban Nikolov 28/07/1994 26 Lecce * 2 0 0 0 - Enis Bardi 02/07/1995 25 Levante - 2 1 0 0 - Eljif Elmas 24/09/1999 21 Napoli - 2 1 0 0 Forwards - Goran Pandev 27/07/1983 37 Genoa * 2 0 0 0 - Agim Ibraimi 29/08/1988 32 Kukës - 1 0 0 0 - Krste Velkoski 20/02/1988 33 Sarajevo - 0 0 0 0 - Stefan Aškovski 24/02/1992 29 Botoşani - 1 0 0 0 - Daniel Avramovski 20/02/1995 26 Kayserispor - 0 0 0 0 - Aleksandar Trajkovski 05/09/1992 28 Mallorca - 2 3 0 0 Akademija - Marjan Radeski 10/02/1995 26 * 1 0 0 0 Pandev - Vlatko Stojanovski 23/04/1997 23 Chambly * 1 0 0 0 Coach - Igor Angelovski 02/06/1976 44 - 2 0 0 0 4 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Match officials Referee Sergei Karasev (RUS) Assistant referees Igor Demeshko (RUS) , Maksim Gavrilin (RUS) Fourth official Vladimir Moskalev (RUS) UEFA Delegate Jānis Mežeckis (LVA) UEFA Referee observer Alfredo Trentalange (ITA) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Sergei Karasev 12/06/1979 7 84 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 11/09/2012 WC QR Scotland North Macedonia 1-1 Glasgow 01/09/2017 WC QR Czech Republic Germany 1-2 Prague Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 30/08/2012 UEL PO Hannover 96 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 5-1 Hanover 11/09/2012 WC QR Scotland North Macedonia 1-1 Glasgow 03/10/2012 UCL GS FC Schalke 04 Montpellier Hérault SC 2-2 Gelsenkirchen VfL Borussia 14/02/2013 UEL R32 SS Lazio 3-3 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach 02/10/2013 UCL GS Bayer 04 Leverkusen Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2-1 Leverkusen 18/03/2014 UCL R16 Real Madrid CF FC Schalke 04 3-1 Madrid Sporting Clube de 21/10/2014 UCL GS FC Schalke 04 4-3 Gelsenkirchen Portugal 20/06/2015 U21 GS-FT Germany Denmark 3-0 Prague 04/11/2015 UCL GS AS Roma Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-2 Rome 14/09/2016 UCL GS Legia Warszawa Borussia Dortmund 0-6 Warsaw VfL Borussia 06/12/2016 UCL GS FC Barcelona 4-0 Barcelona Mönchengladbach 15/03/2017 UCL R16 Club Atlético de Madrid Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-0 Madrid 13/04/2017 UEL QF AFC Ajax FC Schalke 04 2-0 Amsterdam 01/09/2017 WC QR Czech Republic Germany 1-2 Prague 26/09/2017 UCL GS Beşiktaş JK RB Leipzig 2-0 Istanbul 18/10/2017 UCL GS FC Bayern München Celtic FC 3-0 Munich 10/12/2019 UCL GS Borussia Dortmund SK Slavia Praha 2-1 Dortmund 05/11/2020 UEL GS TSG 1899 Hoffenheim FC Slovan Liberec 5-0 Sinsheim VfL Borussia 16/03/2021 UCL R16 Manchester City FC 2-0 Budapest Mönchengladbach 5 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Match-by-match lineups Germany FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group J Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Germany 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Armenia 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Romania 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 7 3 3 Iceland 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Germany 3-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Goretzka 3, 2-0 Havertz 7, 3-0 Gündoğan 56 Germany: Neuer, Ginter, Kimmich, Havertz (79 Musiala), Klostermann, Rüdiger, Goretzka (71 Neuhaus), Sané (79 Werner), Gnabry (86 Younes), Gündoğan, Emre Can Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) Romania 0-1 Germany Goals: 0-1 Gnabry 17 Germany: Neuer, Ginter, Kimmich, Havertz (77 Werner), Klostermann, Rüdiger, Goretzka, Sané (94 Younes), Gnabry (92 Neuhaus), Gündoğan, Emre Can Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Germany-North Macedonia Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) Liechtenstein-Germany Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Germany-Armenia Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) Iceland-Germany Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Germany-Romania Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) North Macedonia-Germany Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Germany-Liechtenstein Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) Armenia-Germany North Macedonia FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Romania 3-2 North Macedonia Goals: 1-0 F. Tănase 28, 2-0 Mihăilă 50, 2-1 Ademi 82, 2-2 Trajkovski 83, 3-2 Hagi 86 North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Bejtulai, Ristevski (88 Ibraimi), Musliu, Alioski, Pandev (78 Trajkovski), Ristovski, Nikolov (54 Ademi), Bardi, Elmas, Nestorovski (54 Stojanovski) Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) 6 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg North Macedonia 5-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Bardi 7, 2-0 Trajkovski 51, 3-0 Trajkovski 54, 4-0 Elmas 62, 5-0 Nestorovski 82 (P) North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Ristevski, Musliu, Radeski, Alioski (66 Aškovski), Trajkovski (66 Hasani), Pandev (58 Nestorovski), Ristovski (58 Bejtulai), Bardi (58 Nikolov), Spirovski, Elmas Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Germany-North Macedonia Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) North Macedonia-Armenia Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Iceland-North Macedonia Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) North Macedonia-Romania Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Liechtenstein-North Macedonia Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) North Macedonia-Germany Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Armenia-North Macedonia Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) North Macedonia-Iceland 7 Germany - North Macedonia Wednesday 31 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.