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selected by the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) to represent the Republic of North Macedonia in FIFA- and UEFA-sanctioned internationals (World Cup and European Championship qualifying, the UEFA Nations League, and friendlies); the same continuous selection competed as FYR Macedonia until the 2019 state-name change.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the team's continuing representative identity, sporting mandate, squad readiness, competitive participation and team-level decision boundaries, with dated links to the authorities, people, matches and rules that determine its state.", "in_scope": [ "Identity and continuity of the registered North Macedonia men's national team, including evidence linking historical names and records", "Authority to represent North Macedonia in senior men's international football", "Dated squad selection, player availability and match readiness", "Competition participation, results, standings and qualification possibilities", "Team-level 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"uefa-mkd", "title": "North Macedonia - UEFA national association", "url": "https://www.uefa.com", "what_it_supports": "UEFA membership, European Championship and Nations League participation, and association-level competition regulation.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "ffm", "title": "Football Federation of Macedonia (Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија)", "url": "https://ffm.mk", "what_it_supports": "Domestic governing body that selects the team, issues caps, and organises home internationals.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "ifab-lotg", "title": "Laws of the Game", "url": "https://www.theifab.com", "what_it_supports": "The playing code that defines this as 11-a-side association football rather than futsal, beach soccer, or other football codes.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "prespa", "title": "Final Agreement for the Settlement of the Differences as Described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993) (Prespa Agreement)", "url": "", "what_it_supports": "Treaty basis for the 2019 change of the state's name, which FIFA and UEFA then applied to the national team's official designation." } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "representative-identity-and-continuity", "name": "Representative identity and continuity", "description": "Establishes which senior men's representative side this registry entry denotes and which historical records belong to it.", "rationale": "North Macedonia-labelled records must be distinguishable from other football categories and reconciled carefully with historical naming.", "layers": [ { "id": "current-football-identity", "name": "Current football identity", "description": "Anchors the registered name to authoritative senior men's football identities.", "findings": [ { "id": "authoritative-team-identification", "name": "Authoritative team identification", "description": "Record the authority, identifier and category evidence that connects a football record to this North Macedonia 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for which periods?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "dated-name-and-record-mapping-q01" }, { "text": "Which earlier representative-team records must remain separate unless an explicit continuity ruling supports their inclusion?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "dated-name-and-record-mapping-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "representation-and-decision-authority", "name": "Representation and decision authority", "description": "Records who can enter, select and speak for North Macedonia's senior men's team.", "rationale": "The team acts through an association and delegated officials; agents need evidence of each relevant mandate.", "layers": [ { "id": "international-representation-mandate", "name": "International representation mandate", "description": "Connects the team to the football authority responsible for its international participation.", "findings": [ { "id": "entry-and-representation-authority", "name": "Entry and representation authority", "description": "Record the responsible 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authorised to approve North Macedonia's call-ups, submit competition lists and confirm replacements for the relevant window?", "kind": "action", "id": "selection-and-communication-permissions-q01" }, { "text": "Which team outputs may an agent prepare, and which require an authorised person before submission or publication?", "kind": "action", "id": "selection-and-communication-permissions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "national-squad-and-match-readiness", "name": "National squad and match readiness", "description": "Tracks the temporary player group through eligibility, selection, release and fixture availability.", "rationale": "A national team assembles players from clubs; nationality, selection and actual permission to play are separate conditions.", "layers": [ { "id": "representation-eligibility", "name": "Representation eligibility", "description": "Records whether a candidate may represent North Macedonia under the rules applicable at the time.", "findings": [ { "id": "player-eligibility-evidence", "name": "Player eligibility evidence", "description": "Link eligibility determinations to authoritative evidence while leaving unsupported cases unresolved.", "questions": [ { "text": "What authoritative evidence establishes each candidate's eligibility to represent North Macedonia under the applicable rules?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "player-eligibility-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Does previous representation of another association or a pending association-change decision constrain this candidate's selection?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "player-eligibility-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "window-and-fixture-availability", "name": "Window and fixture availability", "description": "Distinguishes announced call-ups from the players actually available for each match.", "findings": [ { "id": "dated-squad-readiness", "name": "Dated squad readiness", "description": "Record call-ups, withdrawals, replacements and documented constraints with separate effective dates.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which players are confirmed selected, registered where required, eligible and available for North Macedonia's specified fixture?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "dated-squad-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "Which documented injuries, suspensions, club-release issues or registration deadlines require a replacement or revised match plan?", "kind": "action", "id": "dated-squad-readiness-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "competitive-path-and-performance", "name": "Competitive path and performance", "description": "Locates the team within international competition editions and interprets its results in context.", "rationale": "North Macedonia's sporting options depend on edition-specific qualification routes, standings and match classifications.", "layers": [ { "id": "competition-position-and-routes", "name": "Competition position and routes", "description": "Records participation and remaining advancement routes in applicable World Cup, European 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and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Competitive failure: decades without a World Cup, and only one European Championship, with heavy defeats against higher-ranked UEFA sides once there.", "Eligibility leakage: dual-national players (especially of Albanian ethnicity, or diaspora in Switzerland, Germany or Turkey) choosing another senior association under FIFA eligibility rules.", "Naming and symbol restrictions before 2019: competing as FYR Macedonia, with flag/emblem constraints arising from the dispute with Greece - a governance and identity failure mode unique to this side.", "Shallow domestic player pool: a small country and a weak, sometimes scandal-prone club league limiting the talent pipeline.", "Crowd disorder and ultras incidents at home matches, 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