Wales 7-1 North Macedonia
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Wales won: Wales 7-1 North Macedonia in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 10) on Tue, 18 Nov 2025 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd). Wales goals: Harry Wilson 18' (pen), David Brooks 21', Brennan Johnson 37', Daniel James 57', Harry Wilson 75', Harry Wilson 81' (pen), Nathan Broadhead 88'. North Macedonia goals: Bojan Miovski 23'. Expected goals: 3.61-0.63. Possession: 70-30. Player of the match: Harry Wilson (9.8).
Match report
Wales rout North Macedonia 7-1
Wales thrashed North Macedonia 7-1 at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday 18 November in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Harry Wilson put Wales ahead from the penalty spot on 18' (1-0), David Brooks made it 2-0 on 21', Bojan Miovski pulled one back for North Macedonia on 23' (2-1), Brennan Johnson made it 3-1 on 37', Daniel James made it 4-1 on 57', Harry Wilson made it 5-1 on 75', added another from the penalty spot on 81' (6-1) and Nathan Broadhead made it 7-1 on 88'.
Wales had 70% of the ball, shots were 17-6 (10-2 on target) and expected goals finished 3.61-0.63. Wales were the better side on chances, too.
Harry Wilson (Wales) was player of the match with a 9.8 rating.
Attendance: 32,154. Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie.
Match stats
| Wales | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 70 | 30 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.61 | 0.63 |
| Total shots | 17 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 33 | 7 |
| Big chances | 6 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 550 (91%) | 191 (73%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Corners | 9 | 3 |
| Total shots | 17 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 15 | 2 |
Lineups
Wales (4-1-4-1): Karl Darlow, Neco Williams, Joe Rodon, Dylan Lawlor, Jay Dasilva, Josh Sheehan, David Brooks, Daniel James, Liam Cullen, Brennan Johnson, Harry Wilson
North Macedonia (5-3-2): Stole Dimitrievski, Gjoko Zajkov, Darko Velkovski, Andrej Stojchevski, Bojan Ilievski, Stefan Ashkovski, Isnik Alimi, Enis Bardhi, Tihomir Kostadinov, Bojan Miovski, Eljif Elmas
Key events
- 11' · Yellow card · Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia)
- 17' · Yellow card · Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia)
- 18' · Goal · Harry Wilson (Wales)
- 21' · Goal · David Brooks (Wales)
- 23' · Goal · Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia)
- 37' · Goal · Brennan Johnson (Wales)
- 55' · Substitution · Darko Churlinov for Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia)
- 55' · Substitution · Lirim Qamili for Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
- 57' · Goal · Daniel James (Wales)
- 64' · Substitution · Nathan Broadhead for David Brooks (Wales)
- 64' · Substitution · Sorba Thomas for Daniel James (Wales)
- 64' · Substitution · Elmin Rastoder for Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia)
- 64' · Substitution · Jani Atanasov for Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia)
- 75' · Goal · Harry Wilson (Wales)
- 80' · Yellow card · Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia)
- 81' · Goal · Harry Wilson (Wales)
- 82' · Substitution · Ronan Kpakio for Neco Williams (Wales)
- 82' · Substitution · Nikola Serafimov for Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia)
- 82' · Substitution · Chris Mepham for Joe Rodon (Wales)
- 85' · Substitution · Isaak Davies for Liam Cullen (Wales)
- 88' · Goal · Nathan Broadhead (Wales)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Wales vs North Macedonia?
Wales won, 7-1 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Tue, 18 Nov 2025.
When and where is Wales vs North Macedonia?
Tue, 18 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd), World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.