Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Kazakhstan
Match Time & Date:
09/06/2025
16:00
Prediction: 0-1
North Macedonia
Kazakhstan will be aiming to recover from a 4-1 loss to Belarus when they take on North Macedonia on Monday afternoon. The Kazakhs failed to impress in their last warm-up game and they face yet another difficult task against North Macedonia. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Maksim Samorodov, who found the net in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein.
The Macedonians, on the other hand, did well to hold star-studded Belgium to a 1-1 draw in their last World Cup qualifier. North Macedonia seem to be more of a team than Kazakhstan and we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from Monday’s encounter. Jagiellonia forward Darko Churlinov is pushing for a recall to the North Macedonia starting XI following his fine performance as a substitute against the Red Devils.
Highlighted Team (North Macedonia):
Former Yugoslavian republic North Macedonia became member of both FIFA and UEFA in 1994 and they have been competing on the international stage ever since. The Crveni Risovi rolled over Slovenia (4-1) in their first ever official match and the team recorded their biggest win on November 9, 11996, with the team crushing minnows Liechtenstein 11-1 in Eschen-Mauren.
The North Macedonians have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament despite the fact that several high-profile footballers played for the former Yugoslav republic. Goran Pandev is undisputedly the team’s most notable player as he played for the likes of Lazion, Inter, Napoli and Galatasaray during his professional career.
Pandev scored his 28th and 29th goal for North Macedonia in a 3-0 win over Belarus in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. However, Goce Seldloski is the most capped player (100). North Macedonia welcome their rivals at Philip II Arena and they wear red shirts with yellow stripe and red shorts when playing at home ground. The colour of their away kits is white.
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