The Republic of Ireland were unable to soothe the pain from Prague with victory as Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by North Macedonia in their friendly at Aviva Stadium. If the penalty shootout in Czechia last Thursday had gone the Boys in Green’s way, this would have been a play-off decider with a World Cup spot at stake. Instead Ireland and their visitors were left to battle it out in a fixture with nothing to play for.
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Italy will miss out on successive World Cup tournaments for the first time ever after a 92nd minute goal from Aleksandar Trajkovski stunned the home fans in Palermo sending North Macedonia into a play-off final against Portugal with the winner booking their spot in Qatar.
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Georginio Wijnaldum bagged a brace as the Netherlands made it three wins from three in Group C of Euro 2020. Memphis Depay openind the scoring for the home side who cruised to victory over North Macedonia who saw their finest player Goran Pandev bow out.
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Andriy Yarmolenko grabbed a goal and an assist as Ukraine edged out North Macedonia 2-1 on Thursday to boost their chances of reaching the European Championship knockout stages, leaving their opponents’ hopes hanging by a thread.
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