On March 25, Beijing time, an incredible underdog was born, the semi-finals of the World Preliminary European Zone Play-offs, Italy lost 0-1 to North Macedonia, North Macedonia advanced to the play-off finals, and ST European Championship champion Italy missed the 2022 Qatar World Cup. North Macedonia will play portugal, and whoever wins will qualify.
Say it's a miracle because the results are so surprising. The full-court data shows that Italy's shots are 32-4 on goal, and the possession rate is 66%-34%, all of which occupy a clear advantage, but the Italian team has suffered a deadly kill.
Why is the North Macedonian team so good? In fact, in the 2014 friendly match, the national football team also beat North Macedonia 2-0. However, North Macedonia rose after that, but even if it rises, North Macedonia, ranked 67th in the world, is not optimistic about eliminating Italy, after all, the outside world is looking forward to seeing portugal and Italy duel. However, everything is staggering.
This is not the first time that North Macedonia has surprised the outside world. In the third round of Group J of the World Preliminary Round European Qualifiers, North Macedonia beat Germany 2-1. It can be seen that North Macedonia is not without the strength to fight with the strong European teams, and now the Portuguese team should be careful.
Witness the miracle! Goodbye Italy, goodbye to the European Champions League. To say that the competition in Europe is also too fierce, any team is a time bomb. For the first time in the history of the Italian team lost the World Preliminary Round knockout round at home, and it was the first time in history that it missed the World Cup for two consecutive times, 8 years, the World Cup did not have Italy, a super team in football, and the last time I saw Italy was in 2014.