Macedonia was renamed North Macedonia after the Prespa agreement came into force on 12 February 2019. For the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying North Macedonia were placed in Group G, along with Austria, Israel, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia. North Macedonia managed two first impressive results, drawing Slovenia 1–1 away and before that, defeated Latvia 3–1 at home, to put their hope high to qualify for the first ever UEFA Euro. However, North Macedonia would soon face setbacks when they faced off stronger sides, with the team fell 0–1 to Poland and 1–4 to Austria, both games were played in Skopje. The situation got some improvement, with the team achieved a successful 1–1 away draw to Israel, and more importantly, a 2–1 win over Slovenia at home soil that gave North Macedonia some chances to reach top two, and, indirectly helped to relieve pressure for Poland. Yet, it was Poland that killed off Macedonia's hope to achieve a top-two finish when North Macedonia lost 0–2 away to Poland. With the hope dented, North Macedonia lost 1–2 away to Austria and had to finish in third place, the highest position achieved in Macedonian football history.