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The result of the Macedonia-Italy match surprised me as much as everyone else. It would have been very advantageous if Turkey-Portugal had been able to beat it. Macedonia would be an easy opponent to Turkey. If Burak Yilmaz had not missed the penalty at 82 minutes, maybe Turkey would not have been eliminated. While there is a player with a high technical capacity like Hakan Calhanoğlu, the impostor Burak Yılmaz uses the penalty, which was very sad.

The result of the Macedonia-Italy match surprised me as much as everyone else. It would have been very advantageous if Turkey-Portugal had been able to beat it. Macedonia would be an easy opponent to Turkey. If Burak Yilmaz had not missed the penalty at 82 minutes, maybe Turkey would not have been eliminated. While there is a player with a high technical capacity like Hakan Calhanoğlu, the impostor Burak Yılmaz uses the penalty, which was very sad.

North Macedonia president is provoking the Portuguese team and Cristiano Ronaldo. He said to him: "Get ready, Cristiano". I don't know a single time a guy pissed off his rivals that way and wasn't beaten, badly sometimes.
Portugal @1.22 - North Macedonia @14, someone tells him about that so he could multiply his fortune x14
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-get-ready-cristiano-north-macedonian-president-issues-warning-ronaldo-portugal-ahead-world-cup-qualifier

That's football full of surprises, behind this defeat in Italy gave a hard slap to the reigning champions of Euro 2020 who for the second time failed to qualify for the quadrennial event.
 Worse yet, Italy also endured embarrassment after they failed to qualify for the World Cup with an unbeaten record during the 2022 World Cup Qualification group stage.

Well, I was right that Italy vs N Mac would be a low-scoring game, and that N Mac would put 11 men behind the ball, and right that anything can happen in a single winner-takes-all knockout match... but still, despite all that, I'm hugely surprised that they won.
So Italy are now in the crazy position of not qualifying for two world cups in a row... and what did they do between those two failures? Entered Euro 2020 and won the tournament!

This is the biggest sensation of last night. I could not imagine that Macedonia would be able to defeat Italy. And that after such a defeat, Mancini will be fired, or will he be trusted to continue to coach the team? I did not find any news that could say something about his future fate in the team. Italy dominated and should have won, but the Macedonians did the impossible, it's true.

Italy - North Macedonia
In this match, I see no other option than a convincing victory for the hosts. Nobody needs to be convinced about the class of the Italian national team. Additionally, in the visiting team, their best player Eljif Elmas has a break cause of the cards. I think the Italians will take the lead quickly and I will be in control of the game while saving myself for a likely match against Portugal in the next stage.

How do you think, if North Macedonia come to World Cup, will Goran Pandev return?

It will be interesting to watch Egypt vs Senegal tonight... They recently met in the African Cup of Nations final, with Senegal winning on penalties! Will Egypt be able to take revenge and beat their opponents on home field? Bookmakers have about the same odds of winning - 2.7/3.0... I don't think there will be many goals in this game, so it could well be a draw!

Italy were the better side on paper, and their stats also indicated their on-field dominance. But they lacked the final touch throughout the game. North Macedonia prepared for an onslaught in their defensive third and just waited patiently for an opportunity to deliver a decisive blow. They had lots of chances in the first half. However, a well organised North Macedonian defense refused to budge and denied them the goal with well-timed interceptions, clearances, and blocks. That match is a life lesson for us all not to underrate anyone or team and not to count our eggs before they are laid. if Portugal underrate Macedonia, they might be out of the WC finals just like Italy.

A great way to eliminate Italy from World Cup qualifying. A great victory on Italian soil for Northern Macedonia. The game is called Football for a reason, anything can happen. It is impossible to underestimate any team, whether it is small, average or high quality. Our hearts went out to North Macedonia. We congratulate the underdog. It is a disaster for Italy to miss back-to-back world cups! However, Portugal is patiently awaiting the next meeting.

The biggest surprise of last night was realized by North Macedonia. Italy dominated the game for almost 90 minutes. They got a lot of chances but couldn't score.  North Macedonia, on the other hand, eliminated Italy with a great goal at the end of the match. They were probably working on taking the game to penalties and eliminating that goal, which was great for them. The last European champion, Italy, could not make it to the world cup.  In the final, they will fight Portugal

Then Portugal can smile because luckily their next opponent is North Macedonia, because Italy was surprisingly knocked out by a single goal from North Macedonia in the last minute of the match, that's because the Italian players lost concentration because they were too focused on attacking.
Of course this is good news for Portugal, because with the quality of players that Portugal has, it will not be difficult to beat North Macedonia.
Most importantly Portugal can learn from Italy's mistakes, not to underestimate North Macedonia. After all, it is true that it is impossible for
North Macedonia to surprise a second time by beating Portugal. North Macedonia were just lucky to get rid of Italy and I firmly believe that it will not happen again against Portugal.

What you say is true, if Burak Yilmaz managed to score a goal through a penalty in the 85th minute, maybe the result of the match would be different.
Because Turkey failed to score a goal through a penalty it made the confidence of the Turkish players decreased slightly, and finally provided a chance
for Portugal to score their third goal in the 94th minute and ensure Portugal's victory. But if Burak Yilmaz manages to score the second goal through
a penalty, the match will be more interesting and there is a possibility that Turkey will win the match. Although Portugal was more in control of
the match, but the opportunities created were not much different, so the missed penalty did indeed bring luck to Portugal.

Then Portugal can smile because luckily their next opponent is North Macedonia, because Italy was surprisingly knocked out by a single goal from
North Macedonia in the last minute of the match, that's because the Italian players lost concentration because they were too focused on attacking.
Of course this is good news for Portugal, because with the quality of players that Portugal has, it will not be difficult to beat North Macedonia.
Most importantly Portugal can learn from Italy's mistakes, not to underestimate North Macedonia. After all, it is true that it is impossible for
North Macedonia to surprise a second time by beating Portugal. North Macedonia were just lucky to get rid of Italy and I firmly believe that it will not
happen again against Portugal.

The biggest surprise of last night was realized by North Macedonia. Italy dominated the game for almost 90 minutes. They got a lot of chances but couldn't score.  North Macedonia, on the other hand, eliminated Italy with a great goal at the end of the match. They were probably working on taking the game to penalties and eliminating that goal, which was great for them. The last European champion, Italy, could not make it to the world cup.  In the final, they will fight Portugal