The North Macedonia national football team represents North Macedonia in international football under the Football Federation of North Macedonia. The team plays its home matches at the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje. Since gaining independence in the 1990s, the team worked for decades to make a breakthrough on the major stage. That breakthrough arrived in spectacular fashion in 2021 when, under coach Igor Angelovski, the team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020, their first-ever major tournament. The qualification was secured with a dramatic playoff victory over Georgia. Even more famously, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, they pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history by defeating four-time world champions Italy 1-0 in Palermo, a result that ended Italy's World Cup hopes. Led by veteran captain Goran Pandev for many years, the current generation features talents like Elif Elmas. The team is known for its resilient and tactical approach, capable of frustrating any opponent. The national team's successes have ignited football passion across the country. North Macedonia has proven itself as a formidable and ambitious football nation.