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UEFA to sanction North Macedonia over booing of the Bulgarian national anthem

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UEFA has officially announced the draw for the Euro 2024 qualifiers in Germany. The draw will take place on October 9 in Frankfurt. Bulgaria will be in Pool 4 after two wins over Gibraltar (5:1) and North Macedonia (1:0) in the League of Nations this month.

In urn 4 are: Georgia, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, BULGARIA, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia.
Meanwhile, it became clear that the football federation of North Macedonia will receive a sanction from UEFA for booing the national anthem of Bulgaria. This is what the executive director of the Bulgarian Football Union, Borislav Popov, told BNT.


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