Preview: North Macedonia vs Belgium

Stole Dimitrievski from Valencia is expected to start in goal, shielded by a defensive trio of Gjoko Zajkov, Visar Musliu, and Jovan Manev.

Enis Bardhi will captain North Macedonia in Friday's match, serving as a key attacking threat as the third-highest scorer in the nation's history.

Girona striker Miovski will lead the line for the hosts, having netted five goals in his last seven international appearances.

For Belgium, Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is unavailable due to a back injury.

Although Nordin Jackers from Club Brugge has joined the squad, Nottingham Forest's Matz Sels is the likely starter for Friday's qualifier.

After winning Serie A with Napoli, Romelu Lukaku aims to add to his 88 international goals when he leads the attack on Friday.

North Macedonia possible starting lineup:

Dimitrievski; Zajkov, Musliu, Manev; Ilievski, Alimi, Kostadinov, Alioski; Bardhi; Miovski, Elmas

Belgium possible starting lineup:

Sels; Meunier, Faes, Debast, De Cuyper; De Bruyne, Onana, Tielemans; Trossard, Doku, Lukaku