Denmark vs North Macedonia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
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Denmark narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they begin their playoff campaign with the visit of North Macedonia to Copenhagen.
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- The head‑to‑head record from three previous meetings between Denmark and North Macedonia is level, with one win each and one draw. This will be their first encounter since North Macedonia’s 3-0 home friendly victory in February 2013.
- Denmark are aiming to qualify for their seventh FIFA World Cup™ and appear at three consecutive editions for the first time.
- Denmark’s only previous play‑off appearance came in qualifying for the 2018 finals, when they defeated the Republic of Ireland 5-1 on aggregate.
- Denmark are unbeaten in their last 12 home World Cup qualifying matches (W8 D4).
- North Macedonia are aiming to reach the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time in their history. They came agonisingly close in the previous edition, stunning Italy (1-0) in the play‑off semi‑finals before falling at the final hurdle against Portugal (0-2) in their bid to qualify for Qatar 2022™.
- North Macedonia lost only one of their eight matches in their qualifying group (W3 D4) — a 7-1 away defeat to Wales in their final fixture.
Denmark vs North Macedonia prediction
Denmark really should have clinched qualification from a group of Belarus, a frustratingly underperforming Greece and Scotland but a late Scottish turnaround at Hampden Park saw the Tartan Army book their spot in North America in November, leaving Denmark to head into this playoff system.
North Macedonia qualified for UEFA EURO 2020 and have had their moments in the last half a decade or so but they finished 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying with a 7-1 annihilation at the hands of Wales, having been well in the hunt for automatics until late on, having held Belgium to a goalless draw in October.
That loss has to be put down to an anomaly for the North Macedonians and they should return to being competitive in Scandinavia but the Danes remain favourites here.
Denmark vs North Macedonia tip: Denmark to win & both teams to score
