Paris (AFP)

Kosovo saw its dreams of the Euro soar on Thursday in the semi-final of the play-offs for the continental competition in North Macedonia, while Iceland and Hungary will fight for a place in the group of France.

The finals of the four "lanes" of these dams, formed according to the European hierarchy and the results of the Euro qualifiers (11 June-11 July 2021), will take place on 12 November.

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Kosovo will not be

The range would have been immense, but the step was too high.

Kosovo, which dreamed of qualifying for the Euro to establish its recognition by the international community, was beaten by North Macedonia 2-1 in the semi-final of the D-lane of the dams, considered the weakest.

At the final whistle, several players from the Kosovar selection, most of them born outside the borders of this small state which has been claiming independence from Serbia since 2008, appeared in tears, almost writing it. history of their young nation.

In the final on November 12, North Macedonia will travel to Georgia, defeating Belarus 1-0 earlier on Thursday.

Neither of these two nations, independent since 1991, has participated in the Euro in the past.

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Sigurdsson carries Iceland and plays a nasty trick on the Blues

Quarter-finalist of Euro-2016, Iceland, engaged in path A, is only one game away from returning to European competition after their 2-1 victory against Romania thanks to a double from their master to play Gylfi Sigurdsson.

It doesn't do business for France, Germany and Portugal, which make up Group F and needed a win for Romania in Lane A to inherit a lesser play-off winner, the winner of path D, as the last opponent.

These three big will eventually inherit either Iceland or Hungary, winner 3-1 in Bulgaria.

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Its nuggets in pain, Norway takes the door

Suffering from the lackluster performances of its young first Erling Haaland, 19, and Martin Odegaard, 21, Norway will not see the Euro, eliminated after extra time by Serbia (2-1) by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, author of 'a double.

Serbia will host Scotland in the C lane final, who also needed the shots on goal to defeat Israel (0-0, 5-3 in tabs).

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No duel between the two Ireland

Both engaged in lane B and potential opponents in the final of lane B, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will not meet: the first fell in Slovakia (0-0, 4-2 at the tabs) , missing a reunion with high symbolic significance with the second, winner in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1-1, 4-3 at the tabs).

The Slovaks will therefore travel to Northern Ireland on November 12 for a place in Euro Group E, alongside Spain, Sweden and Poland.

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