2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group L was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group L consisted of five teams: Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar and Montenegro. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Croatia were involved in the Nations League A quarter-finals in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025. The group winners, Croatia, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, the Czech Republic, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Croatia
Pld
8
W
7
D
1
L
0
GF
26
GA
4
GD
+22
Pts
22
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
5–1
Col 15
3–1
Col 16
4–0
Col 17
3–0
2
2
Pos
2
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Czech Republic
Pld
8
W
5
D
1
L
2
GF
18
GA
8
GD
+10
Pts
16
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
0–0
Col 14
—
Col 15
2–1
Col 16
2–0
Col 17
6–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Faroe Islands
Pld
8
W
4
D
0
L
4
GF
11
GA
9
GD
+2
Pts
12
Col 13
0–1
Col 14
2–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
4–0
Col 17
2–1
4
4
Pos
4
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Montenegro
Pld
8
W
3
D
0
L
5
GF
8
GA
17
GD
−9
Pts
9
Col 12
2–3
Col 13
0–2
Col 14
1–0
Col 15
—
Col 16
3–1
5
5
Pos
5
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Gibraltar
Pld
8
W
0
D
0
L
8
GF
3
GA
28
GD
−25
Pts
0
Col 12
0–7
Col 13
0–4
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
1–2
Col 16
—
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| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 22 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
· Discipline
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Team
Czech Republic
Player
Vladimír Coufal
Offence(s)
vs Montenegro (6 June 2025) vs Croatia (9 June 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Montenegro (5 September 2025)
Ladislav Krejčí
Ladislav Krejčí
Team
Ladislav Krejčí
Player
vs Montenegro (5 September 2025) vs Faroe Islands (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Gibraltar (17 November 2025)
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Team
Faroe Islands
Player
Odmar Færø
Offence(s)
vs Czech Republic (22 March 2025) vs Croatia (5 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Gibraltar (8 September 2025)
Jóannes Danielsen
Jóannes Danielsen
Team
Jóannes Danielsen
Player
vs Czech Republic (22 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Croatia (14 November 2025)
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Team
Gibraltar
Player
Dan Bent
Offence(s)
vs Montenegro (22 March 2025) vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Faroe Islands (8 September 2025)
Louie Annesley
Louie Annesley
Team
Louie Annesley
Player
vs Czech Republic (25 March 2025) vs Montenegro (14 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Czech Republic (17 November 2025)
Montenegro
Montenegro
Team
Montenegro
Player
Marko Vešović
Offence(s)
vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (6 June 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Czech Republic (5 September 2025)
Marko Janković
Marko Janković
Team
Marko Janković
Player
vs Gibraltar (22 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (6 June 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Croatia (8 September 2025)
Andrija Bulatović
Andrija Bulatović
Team
Andrija Bulatović
Player
vs Croatia (8 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Faroe Islands (9 October 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Czech Republic | Vladimír Coufal | vs Montenegro (6 June 2025) vs Croatia (9 June 2025) | vs Montenegro (5 September 2025) |
| Ladislav Krejčí | vs Montenegro (5 September 2025) vs Faroe Islands (12 October 2025) | vs Gibraltar (17 November 2025) | |
| Faroe Islands | Odmar Færø | vs Czech Republic (22 March 2025) vs Croatia (5 September 2025) | vs Gibraltar (8 September 2025) |
| Jóannes Danielsen | vs Czech Republic (22 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (12 October 2025) | vs Croatia (14 November 2025) | |
| Gibraltar | Dan Bent | vs Montenegro (22 March 2025) vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2025) | vs Faroe Islands (8 September 2025) |
| Louie Annesley | vs Czech Republic (25 March 2025) vs Montenegro (14 November 2025) | vs Czech Republic (17 November 2025) | |
| Montenegro | Marko Vešović | vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (6 June 2025) | vs Czech Republic (5 September 2025) |
| Marko Janković | vs Gibraltar (22 March 2025) vs Czech Republic (6 June 2025) | vs Croatia (8 September 2025) | |
| Andrija Bulatović | vs Croatia (8 September 2025) | vs Faroe Islands (9 October 2025) |
References
- CET (UTC+1) for matches until 29 March and from 26 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 30
- Gibraltar played two home matches at Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal, due to the redevelopment of their regular st
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