Watch: Crazy Scenes As North Macedonia Beat Italy To Pull Off One Of Football's Greatest Upsets
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North Macedonia produced one of the greatest upsets in world football, registering a last-gasp 1-0 win to end Italy's hopes of qualifying for 2022 FIFA World Cup.
North Macedonia produced one of the greatest upsets in world football as they won 1-0 in a play-off semi-final to end Italy's hopes of qualifying for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Aleksandar Trajkovski scored in the second minute of stoppage time to stun the European champions. As soon as the goal went in, North Macedonian players and support staff broke into wild celebrations even as the Italian players watched in horror. North Macedonia will now take on Portugal in Porto on Tuesday for a chance to be in Qatar in November. NORTH MACEDONIA!!! ONE OF THE GREAT UPSETS OF ALL TIMEAS IT STANDS, ITALY ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP! pic.twitter.com/DBRBcUhZC5
The commentators too went wild on-air, describing the moment as "astonishing".
Watch Aleksandar Trajkovski's momentous goal for North Macedonia and the ensuing celebrations:
"We had two shots and won the game. We won like Italians against the Italians," said Blagoja Milevski, whose side will have Napoli's Eljif Elmas back from suspension for their trip to Porto.
