Croatia turned the most recent crew to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from Europe as they thrashed minnows Faroe Islands 3-1 on the HNK Rijeka Stadium, Softfootball reviews.
The previous World Cup finalist confirmed no mercy as they crushed their opponents with 40-year-old Luka Modric orchestrating issues from midfield as they comfortably gained the match and topped the Group L desk with 19 factors whereas second positioned Czech Republic have 13 factors with only one sport left within the group.
Croatia loved the sport and celebrated loudly through their official X deal with with a submit that learn:
Certified! 🇭🇷🙌🎊👏 @FIFAWorldCup, right here we come!
📸 Cropix#Household #WCQ #Vatreni❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/bhvNu9JaER
— HNS (@HNS_CFF) November 14, 2025
Croatia walked into the match with confidence nevertheless it was the away facet that shocked them with a objective after simply 16 minutes. Géza Dávid Turi was good within the early minutes of the match and it was no shock that he was the one which bought the objective for the away facet.
Croatia ultimately pulled a objective again by means of Manchester Metropolis defender Joško Gvardiol within the twenty third minute and the sport ended 1-1 within the first half. The Cityzens shall be proud to see Gvardiol proceed together with his good type this season as he was within the Manchester Metropolis squad that beat Liverpool 3-0 on the Etihad earlier than the worldwide break.
Within the second half, Petar Musa and Nikola Vlašić added two extra objectives for Croatia as they ran away with a 3-1 victory contained in the HNK Rijeka Stadium. Croatia will play Montenegro of their last group match on Monday.
