FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 14, 2025
Faroe Islands WLWWW 1
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Croatia WWWDW 3
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FRO101
CRO123
Stadion HNK Rijeka · 7,846 att.

Match Report

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Croatia clinch World Cup spot, end Faroe Islands' dream

Croatia secured a place at next year's World Cup with a 3-1 win that ended tiny Faroe Islands' dream on Friday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
11
1
Saves
3
19.2
Possession
80.8
4
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
4
1.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
79
Accurate Passes
565
153
Passes
644
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
7
Crosses
32
0.3
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
52
12
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.2
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
4
3
Effective Tackles
4
8
Tackles
8
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
4
56
Effective Clearances
14
56
Clearances
14

Head to Head

CRO leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 22Luka VuskovicCD
  3. 4Josko GvardiolCD-L
  4. 2Josip StanisicCD-R
  5. 15Mario PasalicCM-L
  6. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  7. 14Ivan PerisicLM
  8. 7Marco PasalicRM
  9. 11Petar MusaF
  10. 9Andrej KramaricCF-L
  11. 17Petar SucicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Nikola MoroSUB
  2. 19Toni FrukSUB
  3. 3Marin PongracicSUB
  4. 16Mislav OrsicSUB
  5. 20Franjo IvanovicSUB
  6. 13Nikola VlasicSUB
  7. 5Duje Caleta-CarSUB
  8. 18Kristijan JakicSUB
  9. 23Ivica IvusicSUB
  10. 21Igor MatanovicSUB
  11. 6Josip SutaloSUB
  12. 12Ivor PandurSUB

FRO · 5-4-1

  1. 1Mattias LamhaugeG
  2. 16Gunnar VatnhamarCD
  3. 5Andrias EdmundssonCD-L
  4. 15Odmar FaeroCD-R
  5. 3Viljormur DavidsenLB
  6. 6René JoensenRB
  7. 22Jákup AndreasenCM-L
  8. 21Géza Dávid TuriCM-R
  9. 20Hanus SorensenLM
  10. 11Árni FrederiksbergRM
  11. 10Meinhard OlsenF

Substitutes

  1. 7Joannes BjartalidSUB
  2. 8Gullbrandur Í Horni ØregaardSUB
  3. 13Martin AgnarssonSUB
  4. 2Ási Pálsson DamSUB
  5. 9Páll KlettskardSUB
  6. 4Arnbjorn SvenssonSUB
  7. 19Jann Julian BenjaminsenSUB
  8. 18Petur KnudsenSUB
  9. 12Bjarti Vitalis MorkSUB
  10. 23Bardur Á ReynatrodSUB
  11. 17Adrian JustinussenSUB
  12. 14Joan Simun EdmundssonSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Croatia 0, Faroe Islands 1. Géza Turi (Faroe Islands) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 23' Goal! Croatia 1, Faroe Islands 1. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 44' Géza Turi (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Sutalo replaces Mario Pasalic.
  5. 57' Goal! Croatia 2, Faroe Islands 1. Petar Musa (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
  6. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Toni Fruk replaces Marco Pasalic.
  7. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Luka Modric.
  8. 68' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Petur Knudsen replaces Meinhard Olsen.
  9. 69' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Jóannes Bjartalíd replaces Géza Turi.
  10. 70' Goal! Croatia 3, Faroe Islands 1. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  11. 71' Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  12. 74' Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.
  13. 77' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Adrian Justinussen replaces Árni Frederiksberg.
  14. 77' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Martin Agnarsson replaces Hanus Sørensen.
  15. 81' Jóannes Bjartalíd (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 85' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Páll Klettskard replaces Viljormur Davidsen.

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