Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
North Macedonia
Match Time & Date:
06/06/2025
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
Belgium
North Macedonia will be looking to claim a major scalp when they take on Belgium in a highly-anticipated World Cup qualifier. The Macedonians kicked off their 2026 WC qualifying campaign with a routine 3-0 win over Liechtenstein, while sharing the spoils with Wales in their second group game. As Blagoja Milevski’s men should be happy with one point from Friday’s clash, they are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach against Belgium. Defender Nikolas Serafimov serves a one-game ban, but boss Blagoja Milevski can count on key players for this match.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, are determined to make a flying start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. As Belgium boss Rudi Garcia can count on key players Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Jeremy Doku, and Romelu Lukaku for the opener, away win should be considered. Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia has been omitted due to the lack of fitness.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
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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