FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Czechia vs Faroe Islands, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Czechia
  • 25': Patrik Schick
  • 85': Patrik Schick
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2 - 1
Faroe Islands
  • 83': Gunnar Vatnhamar

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Czechia are hosting Faroe Islands at Malšovická Aréna, Hradec Králové, Czechia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Czechia. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Brandur Hendriksson (Faroe Islands).
  • 4': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Andrias Edmundsson (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 7': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Bárdur á Reynatrød.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Chory.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czechia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Hanus Sørensen (Faroe Islands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Václav Cerny with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).
  • 17': Gunnar Vatnhamar (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Petur Knudsen (Faroe Islands).
  • 20': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Václav Cerny (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 23': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Gunnar Vatnhamar.
  • 23': Substitution, Czechia. David Zima replaces Tomás Holes because of an injury.
  • 24': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Andrias Edmundsson.
  • 25': Goal! Czechia 1, Faroe Islands 0. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukás Cerv with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Václav Cerny (Czechia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
  • 28': Foul by Hállur Hánsson (Faroe Islands).
  • 28': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Hállur Hánsson (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by David Zima (Czechia).
  • 29': Petur Knudsen (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Petur Knudsen (Faroe Islands).
  • 31': Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Czechia. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 33': Árni Frederiksberg (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Árni Frederiksberg (Faroe Islands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Faroe Islands. Conceded by Tomás Chory.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Odmar Færø (Faroe Islands) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brandur Hendriksson with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Hállur Hánsson (Faroe Islands).
  • 35': Patrik Schick (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Jann Benjaminsen.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Václav Cerny with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 37': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Viljormur Davidsen.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Jann Benjaminsen (Faroe Islands).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Substitution, Faroe Islands. Jóannes Danielsen replaces Jann Benjaminsen because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Václav Cerny with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 43': Offside, Czechia. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Odmar Færø.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 45'+1': Gunnar Vatnhamar (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Árni Frederiksberg (Faroe Islands).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Czechia 1, Faroe Islands 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Czechia 1, Faroe Islands 0.
  • 47': Corner, Faroe Islands. Conceded by Tomás Chory.
  • 47': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 54': Árni Frederiksberg (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Petur Knudsen (Faroe Islands).
  • 58': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Brandur Hendriksson (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 61': Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Provod replaces Pavel Sulc.
  • 62': Substitution, Czechia. Alex Král replaces Lukás Cerv.
  • 62': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 62': Gunnar Vatnhamar (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Faroe Islands. René Joensen replaces Hállur Hánsson.
  • 64': Substitution, Faroe Islands. Meinhard Olsen replaces Petur Knudsen.
  • 65': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 65': Viljormur Davidsen (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Tomás Chory (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Hand ball by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 68': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hanus Sørensen (Faroe Islands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meinhard Olsen.
  • 69': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 69': Hanus Sørensen (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Tomás Chory (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Král.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).
  • 75': Odmar Færø (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Tomás Chory (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Provod with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Faroe Islands. Adrian Justinussen replaces Árni Frederiksberg.
  • 79': Substitution, Faroe Islands. Páll Klettskard replaces Brandur Hendriksson.
  • 80': Substitution, Czechia. David Doudera replaces Vladimír Coufal.
  • 80': Substitution, Czechia. Matej Sín replaces Václav Cerny.
  • 82': Corner, Faroe Islands. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
  • 83': Goal! Czechia 1, Faroe Islands 1. Gunnar Vatnhamar (Faroe Islands) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrian Justinussen with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Goal! Czechia 2, Faroe Islands 1. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny with a cross.
  • 87': David Doudera (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Adrian Justinussen (Faroe Islands).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jóannes Danielsen (Faroe Islands).
  • 90'+1': Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Jóannes Danielsen (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Alex Král (Czechia).
  • 90'+4': Hanus Sørensen (Faroe Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Czechia 2, Faroe Islands 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Czechia 2, Faroe Islands 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
32.4 Possession 67.6
5 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
156 Accurate Passes 433
253 Passes 522
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 18
13 Crosses 30
0.4 Cross % 0.6
69 Long Balls 54
17 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 2
12 Tackles 3
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 11
42 Effective Clearances 22
42 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Malšovická Aréna
Location: Hradec Králové, Czechia
Attendance: 8,978

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Czechia 2 +5 6
2 Montenegro 2 +3 6
3 Croatia 0 0 0
4 Faroe Islands 2 -2 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

CZE Czechia (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Matej Kovar (GK)
7 Ladislav Krejcí
3 Tomás Holes
18 Jaroslav Zeleny
5 Vladimír Coufal
12 Lukás Cerv
22 Tomás Soucek
15 Pavel Sulc
17 Václav Cerný
19 Tomás Chorý Yellow Card
10 Patrik Schick
Czechia Substitutes:
Michal Sadílek, Martin Jedlicka, Jindrich Stanek, David Jurásek, Jan Kuchta, David Doudera, Vaclav Jemelka, Jan Kliment, Matej Sin, Lukás Provod, Alex Král, David Zima.

FRO Faroe Islands (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Bardur Á Reynatrod (GK)
16 Gunnar Vatnhamar
5 Andrias Edmundsson
15 Odmar Faero
3 Viljormur Davidsen
19 Jann Julian Benjaminsen
8 Brandur Hendriksson Olsen
6 Hallur Hansson Yellow Card
20 Hanus Sorensen Yellow Card
7 Árni Frederiksberg
11 Petur Knudsen
Faroe Islands Substitutes:
Meinhard Olsen, Géza Dávid Turi, Noah Hans Mneney, Arnbjorn Svensson, René Joensen, Ari Petersen, Poul Kallsberg, Joannes Danielsen, Adrian Justinussen, Mattias Lamhauge, Páll Klettskard, Samuel Johansen Chukwudi.

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