Portugal dodge North Macedonian banana skin
Apr 15, 2022
3 minutes
NICK BIDWELL
Unsurprisingly, North Macedonia looked jaded in the wake of their exertions against Italy and barely troubled novice Diogo Costa in the Portuguese goal
No prizes for guessing the identity of the most humbled European nation in World Cup 2022 qualification. Just eight months after claiming the European crown at Wembley, Roberto Mancini’s Italy somehow managed to turn wine into water, sensationally falling victim to the minnows of North Macedonia in a1-0 play-off semi-final defeat in Palermo.
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