
Czechia vs Faroe Islands, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAAbout
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 Commentary
- 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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CZE![]() |
|
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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
Venue: Malšovická Aréna
Location: Hradec Králové, Czechia
Attendance: 8,978
WCQ - UEFA Standings
# | 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 |
Line-Ups
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 ![]() |
10 | Patrik Schick |
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 ![]() |
20 | Hanus Sorensen ![]() |
7 | Árni Frederiksberg |
11 | Petur Knudsen |
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