2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group L is one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. [1] Group L consists of five teams: Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar and Montenegro. The teams will play 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 will not begin their qualifying campaign until June 2025.

Contents

The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Gibraltar.svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 220061+56Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 6 Jun 9 Oct 2–1 17 Nov
2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 220041+36Advance to play-offs 5 Sep — 17 Nov 1–0 3–1
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00000000 9 Jun 8 Sep — 14 Nov 12 Oct
4Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 200213−20 12 Oct 9 Oct 5 Sep — 9 Jun
5Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 200217−60 0–4 14 Nov 6 Jun 8 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. [2] [3] [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Gradski stadion, Nikšić
Attendance: 3,021 [5]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové
Attendance: 8,978 [6]
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (Portugal) [note 2]
Attendance: 583 [7]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Gradski stadion, Nikšić
Attendance: 3,226 [8]
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadion města Plzně, Plzen
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (Portugal) [note 2]
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Torshavn
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Opus Arena, Osijek
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).

3 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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 March to 25 October 2025 (matchday 3–8).
  2. 1 2 Gibraltar play their home matches at Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal, due to the redevelopment of their regular stadium Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.

References

  1. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "European Qualifiers for 2026 World Cup: All the fixtures and results". UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by matchday" (PDF). UEFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by group" (PDF). UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Montenegro v Gibraltar" (PDF). UEFA. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Czechia v Faroe Islands" (PDF). UEFA. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Gibraltar v Czechia" (PDF). UEFA. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Montenegro v Faroe Islands" (PDF). UEFA. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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