ALL NORTH FOR MACEDONIA
The three-decade-old republic, one of the successor nations of Yugoslavia, had never seen its national team make it to a major tournament before this. It was a tight 1-0 win in Tbilisi over Georgia last November that sealed the deal for North Macedonia. At their Euro debut, the odds will be stacked against the Goran Pandev-led side. But North Macedonia are a tough nut to crack, as underlined by the fact that they have lost just twice in 13 games in the past year. A stunning 2-1 win over Germany—in Germany—in the World Cup qualifiers in March show that they can also spring a surprise or two on their day.