North Macedonia v Croatia, 12 October 2012
| Score | 2-1 to Croatia |
| Referee | Peter Rasmussen |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group A |
| Venue | Nacionalna Arena Filip II Makedonski, Skopje |
| Attendance | 25,230 |
View North Macedonia v Croatia head to head
Kick-off: 8.30pm local
1
North Macedonia
Manager: Čedomir Janevski
Goals:
| Agim Ibraimi | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Martin Bogatinov
Defender
Daniel Georgievski
Defender
Nikolče Novevski
Defender
Goran Popov
Defender
Vanče Shikov
Midfielder
Muhamed Demiri
Midfielder
Veliče Sumulikoski
Forward
Agim Ibraimi
Forward
Goran Pandev
(captain)
Forward
Stevica Ristic
Forward
Ivan Tričkovski
Substitutions:
| Nikola Gligorov for Veliče Sumulikoski | 55 |
| Boban Grnčarov for Vanče Shikov | 74 |
| Ferhan Hasani for Goran Popov | 82 |
Cards:
| Stevica Ristic | 8 | Y |
| Goran Pandev | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kristijan Naumovski
Goalkeeper
Tome Pacovski
Defender
Boban Grnčarov
Defender
Aleksandar Lazevski
Defender
Bojan Markoski
Defender
Stefan Ristovski
Midfielder
Nikola Gligorov
Midfielder
Ostoja Stjepanovic
Midfielder
Darko Tasevski
Midfielder/Forward
Ferhan Hasani
Forward
Dragan Georgiev
Forward
Mirko Ivanovski
2
Croatia
Manager: Igor Štimac
Goals:
| Vedran Corluka | 33 |
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| Ivan Rakitić | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Stipe Pletikosa
Goalkeeper
Vedran Corluka
Defender
Josip Simunić
Defender
Darijo Srna
Defender
(captain)
Ivan Strinic
Defender
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder
Ivan Rakitić
Midfielder
Ognjen Vukojević
Midfielder
Nikica Jelavic
Forward
Mario Mandžukić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Sammir for Nikica Jelavic | 64 |
| Nikola Kalinić for Mario Mandžukić | 72 |
| Milan Badelj for Luka Modrić | 84 |
Cards:
| Vedran Corluka | 64 | Y |
| Ognjen Vukojević | 69 | Y |
| Luka Modrić | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dario Kresic
Goalkeeper
Danijel Subašić
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender
Gordon Schildenfeld
Defender
Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder
Manuel Pamic
Midfielder
Milan Badelj
Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder
Josip Radošević
Midfielder
Sammir
Forward
Eduardo
Forward
Nikola Kalinić