Euro 2028

North Macedonia at Euro 2028

North Macedonia's route to Euro 2028

North Macedonia enter qualifying with 53 other nations for 24 places. Here is how often the model gets them there, and by which door, with where they stand in the Nations League.

The model’s view

100,000 simulated qualifying campaigns, a fresh draw in each, seed 20280609. The same run the simulator and the host pages start from.

On merit
17%Group winner or one of the eight best runners-up
Play-offs
3.0%Through the March play-offs
Misses the tournament
80%Out of the tournament

How to read it

North Macedonia are seeded 34th of 54 in the simulator, which puts them in pot 3 of 5 in its draw. Their strength is −0.18 on a log-goals scale. That is a hand-set, tiered prior, not a published rating, and the real pots are confirmed with the draw.

Across 100,000 campaigns, North Macedonia win their group in 6%, reach the finals directly in 17% and get there through the play-offs in 3%. They miss the tournament in 80%.

In the Nations League

North Macedonia are 4th in Group B1 on 0 points from 4 matches, as of 4 November 2026. All 14 groups.

Group B14 played

Nations League group B1
PositionNationPGDPts
1Switzerland4+1012
2Slovenia4+27
3Scotland4−24
4North Macedonia4−100

Their Nations League group

Close to them on the prior

Common questions

Will North Macedonia qualify for Euro 2028?
On the simulator's default prior, North Macedonia reach the finals in 20% of 100,000 simulated qualifying campaigns: 17% on merit and 3% through the play-offs. The strengths are a hand-set prior, not a published rating. The real groups are drawn on 6 December 2026.
How does Euro 2028 qualifying work?
54 nations are drawn into 12 groups, six of five and six of four, and play home and away. The 12 group winners and the eight best runners-up go through directly. The other four places are decided by the play-offs and the reserved places for hosts who miss out.
Where are North Macedonia in the Nations League?
North Macedonia are 4th in Group B1 (League B) on 0 points from 4 matches, as of 4 November 2026. Their group rivals are Switzerland, Slovenia, Scotland.

Probabilities come from the Touchline qualifying simulator’s reference run over all 54 nations, on an editable prior. The play-off field is a simplification: the leftover runners-up plus the strongest nations still out, standing in for the Nations League route. Nations League positions are a dated snapshot from ESPN. Analysis to argue with, not betting advice.