The captain of the Macedonian national football team Goran Pandev is in the company of famous names of veterans at "Euro 2020" and is among the most experienced players in the championship, although he made his debut in a major competition of FIFA or UEFA in his 37th year.

"Centurions", ie Roman legionaries, calls UEFA the players with the most appearances for the national team participating in this European Championship.

Pandev shares ninth place with Robert Lewandowski on that list with 121 appearances so far. Will he play and hang the national jersey on the wall of memories tomorrow after 122 games played in his two-decade national team career, or will he continue to play at the request of Elif Elmas to "Bate Goran" to continue playing in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, will we know soon.

Judging by the total number of kilometers run in both matches - 19,9 kilometers (second in the Macedonian team, together with Stefan Ristovski, first is Elmas with 21,1 km), if we judge by the way he played 90+ minutes in the two matches of the European Championship (one of the two best individuals so far in our team), if we know that he played the second match against Ukraine with the help of injection therapy due to an ankle injury, Pandev it can and should, but it certainly does not have to defend the national colors yet. One thing is for sure - he will remain the best scorer in the history of the Macedonian national team for a long time with 38 goals scored.

Here is the list of players with the most national team appearances that are part of this European Championship;
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 177 appearances for Portugal,
2. Luka Modri ​​((Croatia) - 139,
3. Joao Moutinho (Portugal) - 133,
4. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) - 131,
5. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) - 128,
6. Marek Hamшикk (Slovakia) - 128,
7. Hugo Lloris (France) - 127,
8. Sergio Busquets (Spain) - 122,
9-10. Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Goran Pandev (Macedonia) - 121 appearances.

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