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 will not begin their qualifying campaign until 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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic Montenegro Croatia Faroe Islands Gibraltar
1  Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 6 Jun 9 Oct 2–1 17 Nov
2  Montenegro 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to play-offs 5 Sep — 17 Nov 1–0 3–1
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun 8 Sep — 14 Nov 12 Oct
4  Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 12 Oct 9 Oct 5 Sep — 9 Jun
5  Gibraltar 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0 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

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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 3–1 Gibraltar
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Attendance: 3,021[5]
Czech Republic 2–1 Faroe Islands
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Attendance: 8,978[6]
Gibraltar 0–4 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 583[7]
Montenegro 1–0 Faroe Islands
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Attendance: 3,226[8]
Gibraltar v Croatia
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Faroe Islands v Gibraltar
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Croatia v Czech Republic
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Faroe Islands v Croatia
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Montenegro v Czech Republic
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Gibraltar v Faroe Islands
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Croatia v Montenegro
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Czech Republic v Croatia
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Faroe Islands v Montenegro
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Faroe Islands v Czech Republic
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Croatia v Gibraltar
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Gibraltar v Montenegro
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Croatia v Faroe Islands
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Czech Republic v Gibraltar
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Montenegro v Croatia
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Goalscorers

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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

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

  • 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)

Notes

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  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. ^ a b Gibraltar play their home matches at Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal, due to the redevelopment of their regular stadium Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.

References

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  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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