2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L

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 began their qualifying campaign in June 2025.

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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	4	4	0	0	17	1	+16	12	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		—	5–1	14 Nov	4–0	12 Oct
2	Czech Republic	5	4	0	1	11	6	+5	12	Advance to play-offs		9 Oct	—	2–1	2–0	17 Nov
3	Faroe Islands	5	2	0	3	4	5	−1	6			0–1	12 Oct	—	9 Oct	2–1
4	Montenegro	5	2	0	3	4	9	−5	6			17 Nov	0–2	1–0	—	3–1
5	Gibraltar (E)	5	0	0	5	2	17	−15	0			0–7	0–4	0–1	14 Nov	—

Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

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).

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)

18:00

Montenegro	3–1	Gibraltar
Jovetić 22' Tući 70' Marušić 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Bent 13'

Gradski stadion, Nikšić

Attendance: 3,021 ^[5]

Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)

20:45

Czech Republic	2–1	Faroe Islands
Schick 25', 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Vatnhamar 83'

Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové

Attendance: 8,978 ^[6]

Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

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25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Gibraltar	0–4	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Černý 21' Schick 50' Šulc 72' Kliment 90+5'

Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (Portugal) ^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 583 ^[7]

Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

20:45

Montenegro	1–0	Faroe Islands
Kuč 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Gradski stadion, Nikšić

Attendance: 3,226 ^[8]

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

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6 June 2025 (2025-06-06)

20:45

Czech Republic	2–0	Montenegro
Hložek 23' Schick 65'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Doosan Arena, Plzeň

Attendance: 10,889 ^[9]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

6 June 2025 (2025-06-06)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Gibraltar	0–7	Croatia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Pašalić 28' Budimir 30' Ivanović 60', 63' Perišić 73' Kramarić 77', 79'

Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (Portugal) ^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 1,516 ^[10]

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

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9 June 2025 (2025-06-09)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	2–1	Gibraltar
Frederiksberg 71' Johannesen 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Scanlon 23'

Tórsvøllur, Torshavn

Attendance: 2,632 ^[11]

Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

9 June 2025 (2025-06-09)

20:45

Croatia	5–1	Czech Republic
Kramarić 42', 75' Modrić 62' (pen.) Perišić 68' Budimir 72' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Souček 58'

Opus Arena, Osijek

Attendance: 12,207 ^[12]

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

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5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	0–1	Croatia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kramarić 31'

Tórsvøllur, Torshavn

Attendance: 4,632 ^[13]

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

20:45

Montenegro	0–2	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Červ 3' Černý 90+6'

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 6,315 ^[14]

Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

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8 September 2025 (2025-09-08)

20:45

Gibraltar	0–1	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Agnarsson 68'

Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar

Attendance: 1,603 ^[15]

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

8 September 2025 (2025-09-08)

20:45

Croatia	4–0	Montenegro
Jakić 35' Kramarić 51' Kuč 85' (o.g.) Perišić 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 21,209 ^[16]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

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9 October 2025 (2025-10-09)

20:45

Czech Republic	v	Croatia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Fortuna Arena, Prague

9 October 2025 (2025-10-09)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Torshavn

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12 October 2025 (2025-10-12)

18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Torshavn

12 October 2025 (2025-10-12)

20:45

Croatia	v	Gibraltar
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

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14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)

20:45

Gibraltar	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)

20:45

Croatia	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka

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17 November 2025 (2025-11-17)

20:45

Czech Republic	v	Gibraltar
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

17 November 2025 (2025-11-17)

20:45

Montenegro	v	Croatia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Goalscorers

There have been 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match (as of 8 September 2025).

6 goals

• Andrej Kramarić

4 goals

• Patrik Schick

3 goals

• Ivan Perišić

2 goals

• Ante Budimir
• Franjo Ivanović
• Václav Černý

1 goal

• Kristijan Jakić
• Luka Modrić
• Mario Pašalić
• Lukáš Červ
• Adam Hložek
• Jan Kliment
• Tomáš Souček
• Pavel Šulc
• Martin Agnarsson
• Árni Frederiksberg
• Patrik Johannesen
• Gunnar Vatnhamar
• Dan Bent
• James Scanlon
• Stevan Jovetić
• Edvin Kuč
• Adam Marušić
• Marko Tući

1 own goal

• Edvin Kuč (against Croatia)

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: ^[17]

• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

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)
Faroe Islands	Odmar Færø	vs Czech Republic (22 March 2025) vs Croatia (5 September 2025)	vs Gibraltar (8 September 2025)
Gibraltar	Dan Bent	vs Montenegro (22 March 2025) vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2025)	vs Faroe Islands (8 September 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)

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. Gibraltar played two 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. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Czechia v Montenegro" (PDF). UEFA. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
10. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Gibraltar v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
11. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Faroe Islands v Gibraltar" (PDF). UEFA. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
12. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Croatia v Czechia" (PDF). UEFA. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
13. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Faroe Islands v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
14. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Montenegro v Czechia" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
15. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Gibraltar v Faroe Islands" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
16. "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Croatia v Montenegro" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
17. "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links

• Official FIFA World Cup website
  • Qualifiers – UEFA, FIFA.com
• European Qualifiers, UEFA.com