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Late Elmas winner sees North Macedonia stun Germany – The World Game
Germany dropped their first points in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying as they suffered a shock 2-1 loss at home to North Macedonia on Thursday (AEDT).
Joachim Low’s side had defeated Iceland and Romania in their first two Group J games without conceding, but they were stunned in Duisburg by Eljif Elmas’ late goal.
Veteran forward Goran Pandev had earlier given North Macedonia a half-time lead, which Ilkay Gundogan cancelled out with a contentious penalty for Ezgjan Alioski’s challenge on Leroy Sane.
But Germany, who had won 18 World Cup qualifiers in a row and were unbeaten in 35 since losing 5-1 to England in 2001, saw Timo Werner miss a glorious…
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