Five Albanians in North Macedonia's squad

Five Albanians have been included in North Macedonia coach Blagoja Milevski's squad for the October matches, which are qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Among the 26 footballers called up by coach Milevski are defenders Visar Musliu and Ezgjan Alioski, and midfielders Enis Bardhi, Isnik Alimi and Reshat Ramadani.

Lirim Qamili is absent due to injury, the Football Federation of North Macedonia announced on Thursday.

On October 10, North Macedonia travel to Belgium, while three days later they host Kazakhstan.

The matches are part of qualifying Group J, where North Macedonia lead with 11 points from five matches, one point more than Belgium, who have played one fewer match.

Wales have ten points from five matches in third place. Kazakhstan are fourth with three points, while Liechtenstein are bottom without a point.