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).
Standings
Matches The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Goalscorers
Discipline A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences) Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches) The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es) 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) 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) 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) 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)
Incidents Groups of Croatian fans were attacked on 16 November 2025 in Montenegro, between Budva and Cetinje, on the way to a match in Podgorica. On the match day, around 600 Croatian fans were escorted to the stadium under heavy security measures ahead of the match.
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References
External links
Qualifiers – UEFA, FIFA.com European Qualifiers, UEFA.com