Germany
WC Qualification Europe
Group Stage
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Macedonia FYR
Germany
Macedonia FYR
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Manuel Neuer and Germany can make it three wins from three in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign if they shut out Macedonia FYR and Goran Pandev in Duisburg on Wednesday. Read our reasons for Germany vs Macedonia FYR prediction and betting tips.
The four-time world champions have made the perfect start in Group J on the road to Qatar, with Neuer yet to concede a goal after a 3-0 home win over Iceland and Sunday's 1-0 success in Romania. Neuer is set to earn his 99th cap. Incredibly, he will still be outside his nation's top 10 most-capped players. Bundesliga legend Lothar Mätthaus leads the way with 150. Serge Gnabry got the only goal in Bucharest, while Leon Goretzka, Kai Havertz, and Ilkay Gündogan were on the scoresheet on Matchday 1. Gnabry has 12 goals and six assists in his 17 Germany games since the 2018 World Cup. No other player has had a hand in more than 10 goals for Löw's side in that time.
Joachim Löw named an unchanged XI as well as using his bench sparingly in the first two matches, but is likely to tweak his line-up at the end of a busy tripleheader. Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus and former RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner came on against Iceland and Romania and could be unleashed from the kick-off in midweek. Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala is perhaps likely to pip Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, meanwhile, if Löw decides that one of Germany's talented teenagers warrants a first start for his country.
Germany: Neuer (c) - Can, Ginter, Rüdiger, Klostermann - Neuhaus, Kimmich, Gündogan - Havertz, Gnabry, Werner
Out: Brandt (not included), Dahoud (not included), Draxler (not included), Gosens (muscular), Halstenberg (not included), Hofmann (not included), Koch (knee), Kroos (groin), Süle (thigh)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Joachim Löw
Having seen off the third and then second seeds in the group, Germany will be confident of taking care of the fourth-ranked team as well. The visitors, though, have been improving. Formerly part of Yugoslavia, they played their first international match in 1993. Macedonia's greatest achievement came last November, when their record goalscorer, 37-year-old Pandev, pounced to see them past Georgia in a Euro 2020 play-off to qualify for their first major tournament. Genoa striker Pandev is still the skipper of the side for the World Cup qualifying campaign, which they started with a 3-2 loss in Romania. Former Inter and Napoli forward Pandev has 36 goals in 116 games for Macedonia FYR. The veteran's most recent strike was the historic one that allowed them to book a place at Euro 2020 with a 1-0 win in Georgia.
Mallorca forward Aleksandar Trajkovski netted from the bench in that game, and he added two more after starting in the 5-0 home victory over Liechtenstein last weekend. Trajkovski is the joint-leading scorer in World Cup qualifying so far. Among the other players on three goals are Bayern and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski as well as VfB Stuttgart's Austrian attacker Sasa Kalajdzic.
Macedonia FYR: Dimitrievski - Ristovski, Musliu, Ristevski, Alioski - Nikolov, Bardhi - Trajkovski, Pandev (c), Elmas - Stojkovski
Out: Zajkov (not included), Trickovski (not included), Nesterovski (suspended)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Igor Angelovski
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Germany will meet Macedonia FYR for the first time at the senior level. BettingKick’s Germany vs Macedonia FYR Prediction: Home team win to nil.
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11.10.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
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08.10.2021. | Germany | VS | Romania | 2-1 |
W
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08.09.2021. | Iceland | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
W
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05.09.2021. | Germany | VS | Armenia | 6-0 |
W
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02.09.2021. | Liechtenstein | VS | Germany | 0-2 |
W
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29.06.2021. | England | VS | Germany | 2-0 |
L
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23.06.2021. | Germany | VS | Hungary | 2-2 |
D
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19.06.2021. | Portugal | VS | Germany | 2-4 |
W
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15.06.2021. | France | VS | Germany | 1-0 |
L
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07.06.2021. | Germany | VS | Latvia | 7-1 |
W
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08.10.2021. | Germany | VS | Romania | 2-1 |
W
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05.09.2021. | Germany | VS | Armenia | 6-0 |
W
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23.06.2021. | Germany | VS | Hungary | 2-2 |
D
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07.06.2021. | Germany | VS | Latvia | 7-1 |
W
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02.06.2021. | Germany | VS | Denmark | 1-1 |
D
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31.03.2021. | Germany | VS | Macedonia FYR | 1-2 |
L
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25.03.2021. | Germany | VS | Iceland | 3-0 |
W
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14.11.2020. | Germany | VS | Ukraine | 3-1 |
W
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11.11.2020. | Germany | VS | Czech Republic | 1-0 |
W
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13.10.2020. | Germany | VS | Switzerland | 3-3 |
D
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11.10.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
W
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08.09.2021. | Iceland | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
W
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02.09.2021. | Liechtenstein | VS | Germany | 0-2 |
W
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29.06.2021. | England | VS | Germany | 2-0 |
L
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19.06.2021. | Portugal | VS | Germany | 2-4 |
W
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15.06.2021. | France | VS | Germany | 1-0 |
L
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28.03.2021. | Romania | VS | Germany | 0-1 |
W
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17.11.2020. | Spain | VS | Germany | 6-0 |
L
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10.10.2020. | Ukraine | VS | Germany | 1-2 |
W
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06.09.2020. | Switzerland | VS | Germany | 1-1 |
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11.10.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
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08.10.2021. | Liechtenstein | VS | Macedonia FYR | 0-4 |
W
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08.09.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Romania | 0-0 |
D
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05.09.2021. | Iceland | VS | Macedonia FYR | 2-2 |
D
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02.09.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Armenia | 0-0 |
D
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21.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Netherlands | 0-3 |
L
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17.06.2021. | Ukraine | VS | Macedonia FYR | 2-1 |
L
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13.06.2021. | Austria | VS | Macedonia FYR | 3-1 |
L
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04.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Kazakhstan | 4-0 |
W
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01.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Slovenia | 1-1 |
D
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11.10.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Germany | 0-4 |
L
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08.09.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Romania | 0-0 |
D
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02.09.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Armenia | 0-0 |
D
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21.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Netherlands | 0-3 |
L
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04.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Kazakhstan | 4-0 |
W
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01.06.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Slovenia | 1-1 |
D
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28.03.2021. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Liechtenstein | 5-0 |
W
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15.11.2020. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Estonia | 2-1 |
W
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14.10.2020. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Georgia | 1-1 |
D
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08.10.2020. | Macedonia FYR | VS | Kosovo | 2-1 |
W
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08.10.2021. | Liechtenstein | VS | Macedonia FYR | 0-4 |
W
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05.09.2021. | Iceland | VS | Macedonia FYR | 2-2 |
D
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17.06.2021. | Ukraine | VS | Macedonia FYR | 2-1 |
L
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13.06.2021. | Austria | VS | Macedonia FYR | 3-1 |
L
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31.03.2021. | Germany | VS | Macedonia FYR | 1-2 |
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25.03.2021. | Romania | VS | Macedonia FYR | 3-2 |
L
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18.11.2020. | Armenia | VS | Macedonia FYR | 1-0 |
L
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12.11.2020. | Georgia | VS | Macedonia FYR | 0-1 |
W
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11.10.2020. | Estonia | VS | Macedonia FYR | 3-3 |
D
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08.09.2020. | Georgia | VS | Macedonia FYR | 1-1 |
D
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