Germany v North Macedonia, 31 March 2021
| Score | 2-1 to North Macedonia |
| Referee | Sergei Karasev |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group J |
| Venue | MSV-Arena, Duisburg |
View Germany v North Macedonia head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1
Germany
Manager: Joachim Löw
Goals:
| Ilkay Gündogan | penalty | 63 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen
Defender
Matthias Ginter
Defender
Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder
Joshua Kimmich
Midfielder
Robin Gosens
Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Serge Gnabry
Midfielder/Forward
Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané
Substitutions:
| Timo Werner for Kai Havertz | 56 |
| Amin Younes for Robin Gosens | 56 |
| Jamal Musiala for Matthias Ginter | 89 |
Cards:
| Robin Gosens | 28 | Y |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 37 | Y |
| Leroy Sané | 46 | Y |
| Jamal Musiala | 89 | Y |
| Emre Can | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Bernd Leno
Goalkeeper
Kevin Trapp
Defender
Philipp Max
Defender
Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder
Lukas Klostermann
Midfielder
Jamal Musiala
Midfielder
Florian Neuhaus
Midfielder
Florian Wirtz
Midfielder
Amin Younes
Forward
Timo Werner
Comments:
This was Germany's first defeat in their last 36 FIFA World Cup qualifiers since England's 5-1 win in Munich on 1 September 2001 (won 30). Had they avoided defeat in this game, they would have equalled their longest-ever such run set from March 1934 to September 1985 (36 games).
2
North Macedonia
Manager: Igor Angelovski
Goals:
| Goran Pandev | 45 |
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| Eljif Elmas | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Stole Dimitrievski
Goalkeeper
Visar Musliu
Defender
Stefan Ristovski
Defender
Arijan Ademi
Defender/Midfielder
Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder
Darko Velkovski
Defender/Midfielder
Enis Bardhi
Midfielder
Boban Nikolov
Midfielder
Eljif Elmas
Midfielder/Forward
Goran Pandev
Forward
(captain)
Aleksandr Trajkovski
Forward
Substitutions:
| Egzon Bejtulai for Boban Nikolov | 59 |
| Stefan Spirovski for Aleksandr Trajkovski | 72 |
| Kire Ristevski for Ezgjan Alioski | 90 |
| Vlatko Stojanovski for Goran Pandev | 90 |
Cards:
| Darko Velkovski | 5 | Y |
| Eljif Elmas | 67 | Y |
| Goran Pandev | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Martin Bogatinov
Goalkeeper
Damjan Siskovski
Defender
Egzon Bejtulai
Defender
Kire Ristevski
Defender/Forward
Stefan Aškovski
Midfielder
Stefan Spirovski
Midfielder/Forward
Ferhan Hasani
Forward
Agim Ibraimi
Forward
Marjan Radeski
Forward
Vlatko Stojanovski
Forward
Krste Velkoski