Visar Musliu and Budu Zivzivadze were also involved in the World Cup qualifiers in recent days. The former as a member of the North Macedonia team and the latter as part of the Georgia national team.

North Macedonia first lost to Romania 3-2, then defeated Liechtenstein 5-0, and finally, with a huge surprise, were able to win 2-1 in Germany. Musliu played through all three games.

Georgia suffered a 1-0 defeat in Sweden and then a 2-1 loss to Spain at home, but in the third game they played out a draw with the Greeks away. Zivzivadze also started against Spain and Greece (he was on the pitch for 62 and 63 minutes respectively).