Serbia i Croatia they go directly to the World Cup in Qatar, and North Macedonia will play in the playoffs.
Today, in the last round of qualification for the World Cup, the Macedonians defeated Iceland at home (3:1) and won 2nd place in Group J behind Germany and ahead of Romania.
At the Toša Proeski National Stadium, the home team took the lead in the 7th minute, when Ezgjan Alioski scored with a powerful shot.
Iceland equalized in the 54th through Torsteinsson and worried the home fans for a few minutes.
However, 11 minutes later, Eljif Elmas scores a goal after a crowd in the penalty area and puts Macedonians in the lead again. By the end of the match, the Napoli player was once again the scorer and crowned another great success of the Macedonian players.
The Icelanders ended the match with one less player, because Johanneson received two yellow cards.
In the other matches of group J, the Romanians defeated Liechtenstein 2:0 away from home with goals from Men and Bancu, while Germany was convincing against Armenia (4:1).
The scorers for "Elf" were Haverc, Hoffman and Gundogan, who scored two goals.
Mhitarjan scored for the home team.
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