World Cup wrap: Italy get a scare in Skopje

Minnows Macedonia threatened to pull off a World Cup qualifying shock.

World Cup wrap: Italy get a scare in Skopje

Italy survived a real scare in Skopje as minnows Macedonia threatened to pull off a World Cup qualifying shock only to lose to a goal in added time goal.

The nation ranked 146th in the world, 133 places below their storied opponents, recovered from Andrea Belotti's early opener goal to take a 2-1 lead just before the hour with two goals in three minutes from Illija Nestorovski and Ferhan Hasani.

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