3 consecutive wins in the World Cup preliminaries! Total population 53,000 FIFA 136th rewrites history. The old fish belly looks forward to the World Cup

In the early morning of October 13, Group L of the European Qualifiers for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup broke out in a super upset. The Faroe Islands, ranked 136th in the world, defeated the Czech Republic, ranked 39th in the world, 2-1 at home. The traditional fish belly of the past has won three consecutive victories, setting a record for consecutive wins in the Faroe Islands World Cup preliminaries and rewriting history.

In the 67th minute, Hanus Sorensen opened the scoring for the Faroe Islands. In the 78th minute, Karabek equalized for the Czech Republic. 81st minute. Martin Agnasson, who came off the bench, scored the winning goal for the Faroe Islands.

In the end, the Faroe Islands defeated the top two in two consecutive games. With one game left, the Faroe Islands still retain the hope of advancing to the play-offs.

When it comes to the Faroe Islands, the impression left by the outside world is that they are one of the bottom teams in Europe. After all, the Faroe Islands are just an autonomous overseas territory of Denmark, consisting of 18 islands with a total land area of ​​only 1,399 square kilometers.

The latest data shows that the total population of the Faroe Islands is 53,090 people. The capital, Tórshavn, is the busiest city in the Faroe Islands, with a total population of more than 13,000 people.

Before the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifiers, the Faroe Islands had only won 7 World Cup qualifiers in history, including a double victory over Malta in 1997, a double victory over Luxembourg in 2001, a victory over Lithuania in 2009, a victory over Latvia in 2016, and a victory over Andorra in 2017.

In this World Cup preliminaries, the Faroe Islands are in the same group as Croatia, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, and Gibraltar. It seems that the Faroe Islands can only defeat Gibraltar.

After losing to Montenegro and the Czech Republic at the beginning, the Faroe Islands won Gibraltar 2-1 at home. Facing the powerful Croatia in the fourth round, the Faroe Islands only lost 0-1, losing only 1 goal in three losses.

Starting from the fifth round, Faroe Islands fans gradually saw hope. After defeating Gibraltar 1-0 away from home, the Faroe Islands defeated Montenegro 4-0 at home. Facing the Czech Republic, which ranked second in the group, the Faroe Islands shot 6 times, 3 of which were on target, and won 2-1.

After this game, the latest standings of this group have changed slightly. Croatia continues to lead with 5 wins and 1 draw, the Czech Republic ranks second with 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and the Faroe Islands ranks third with 4 wins and 3 losses. What about the Faroe Islands lineup that suddenly sees hope?

Among the 11 starting players against the Czech Republic, 9 played in the Faroe Islands league and 2 stayed abroad. The team's ace forward Arnie Frederiksberg plays for Karakasvik in the Faroe Islands League. He has scored 17 goals in 25 league appearances and also provided 15 assists.

The player with the best future in the team who has studied abroad is defender Andreas Edmundsson. The 25-year-old made his debut in the Sunderland youth training and currently plays for Warsaw Plock in the Polish League. He has played 10 times this season.

Midfielder Gezo Turi currently plays in England, playing for Grimsby. Before this season, most fans had never heard of the club's name. But in this season's English League Cup, the English second-division team Grimsby defeated Manchester United and became famous.

Finally, let’s take a look at the European qualifying rules again. According to the European rules of the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifiers, the first place in the 12 groups will directly qualify. The second place in the 12 groups and the 4 best UEFA Nations League group leaders (need to meet the conditions of not directly advancing or not entering the play-offs) will participate in the play-offs to compete for the last 4 places.

The play-offs are divided into four groups, with 4 teams in each group, and a single-game decider system. The winners of the four group finals will qualify for the World Cup.

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