North Macedonia 1–2 Turkey

Saturday 12 Oct 2002 · Skopje, North Macedonia

North Macedonia1–2Turkey

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Grozdanovski Buruk Nihat

2′1–0Vlatko Grozdanovski North Macedonia
29′1–1Okan Buruk Turkey
53′1–2Kahveci Nihat Turkey

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

North Macedonia

Came on

Robert Petrov↑46′
Robert PopovDF↑46′

Turkey

Came on

Serhat Akin↑46′
11Hasan SasFW↑46′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

North Macedonia: 1447 → 1442
Turkey: 1898 → 1903

Expected score for North Macedonia: 11.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 9, 1994–2026.

North Macedonia wins: 1
Draws: 2
Turkey wins: 6

Form either side

North Macedonia

Before

0–3 v Finland 10 Jan 2002 · Prime Minister's Cup 2002
4–4 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Finland 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
5–0 v Malta 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Liechtenstein 8 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

2–2 v England 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–3 v Israel 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Croatia 9 Feb 2003 · Friendly
0–3 v Poland 14 Feb 2003 · Friendly
0–2 v Slovakia 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Turkey

Before

1–0 v Senegal 22 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Brazil 26 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–2 v South Korea 29 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–0 v Georgia 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
3–0 v Slovakia 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

5–0 v Liechtenstein 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–1 v Italy 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Ukraine 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
0–2 v England 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
0–4 v Czech Republic 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

North Macedonia

1–1 v Liechtenstein 8 Sep 2002
1–2 v Turkey 12 Oct 2002
2–2 v England 16 Oct 2002

Turkey

Every North Macedonia v Turkey match9

From North Macedonia's side.


1 Jun 2026	Turkey	0–4	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2017	Turkey	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jun 2006	Turkey	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2003	Turkey	2–3	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
12 Oct 2002	Turkey	1–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
6 Jun 2001	Turkey	3–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
28 Mar 2001	Turkey	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
30 Aug 1995	Turkey	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
31 Aug 1994	Turkey	0–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN