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Germany confidently finished the qualification for the World Cup, while North Macedonia advanced to the decisive qualifying stage. The Germans defeated Armenia 4-1 on the pitch. Ilkay Gundogan scored a brace for "Die Mannschaft", while Kai Havertz and Jonas Hofmann added one goal each. Henrikh Mkhitaryan stood out for the Armenian national team. In their group, Germany finished first with 27 points and secured their spot in the World Cup. North Macedonia is also getting closer to the World Cup, but this team still needs to go through the decisive qualifier. At home, North Macedonia beat Iceland 3-1. In the 60th minute of the decisive match, North Macedonia was tied with Iceland 1-1, but then Eljif Elmas scored a goal, and Iceland's Bergmann Johannesson received a red card. E. Elmas later scored another goal, while Ezgjan Alioski scored in the first half. In the previous World Cup, Iceland finished only in 5th place in their group, while North Macedonia will now await the draw to find out which opponent awaits them in the decisive qualifier.
