After winning the League D group in the first edition of the UEFA Nations League, North Macedonia got promoted to the third division of the competition - League C. Macedonia was drawn in Group 2 together with Armenia, Estonia and Georgia. North Macedonia has a major chance to make history by trying to reach the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff for the first time, and after five games, it appeared North Macedonia would be the favorite to reach the opportunity. Yet, in their decisive game, which the Macedonians only needed a draw to get promotion and the playoff opportunity, they wasted it with a disheartening 1–0 loss to Armenia, thus not just wasted the chance, but also, North Macedonia would be unable to qualify for the play-offs.