Winner in 81 minutes! The island with a population of 55,000 was upset: 12 points in 7 games. There is still hope for the World Cup.

There are no underdogs in Europe, even those recognized as "big losers" still have a chance to turn around. In the early morning of October 13th, in the European Group L of the World Cup preliminaries, the Faroe Islands defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 at home and won three consecutive World Cup preliminaries! This victory means that the Faroe Islands' World Cup dream continues, although it is extremely weak...

In the latest FIFA rankings, the Faroe Islands are ranked 136th, while the Czech Republic is ranked 39th. Judging from the comparison of popularity and paper strength, the Czech Republic is far superior to the Faroe Islands. The two sides have met 4 times before, with the Czech Republic winning all. Soucek, Cao Far and others in the Czech team are all famous players in European football.

However, an upset was born:

The Faroe Islands, playing at home, took the lead in scoring in the 67th minute. Sorensen received a cross from his teammate and succeeded with a precise push shot with his right foot, giving the Faroe Islands a 1-0 lead.

In the 78th minute, Karabek equalized the score.

In the 81st minute, the Faroe Islands staged a decisive victory:

The Faroe Islands launched a long pass attack. The Czech defense was in chaos and made fatal mistakes. Agnasson easily hit the empty goal and the Faroe Islands took the lead again 2-1!

Witnessed by 2,980 fans at the scene, the Faroe Islands created a big upset and defeated the powerful Czech Republic! This victory means that the Faroe Islands' World Cup dream continues. In the Group L standings, Croatia ranks first with 16 points from 6 games and has great hope of reaching the World Cup; the Czech Republic has 13 points from 7 games and the Faroe Islands have 12 points from 7 games, competing for second place in the group (qualification for the play-offs).

Objectively speaking, the Faroe Islands’ World Cup dream is extremely weak: in the last World Cup qualifying match, the Faroe Islands challenged Croatia away from home, while the Czech Republic faced Gibraltar at home. However, it is always good to have hope. In the last three World Cup preliminaries, the Faroe Islands defeated Gibraltar 1-0, swept Montenegro 4-0, and defeated the Czech Republic 2-1, winning three consecutive games for the first time in team history.

Watch football and learn geography. The Faroe Islands are an autonomous overseas territory of Denmark, with a land area of ​​1,399 square kilometers and a population of 55,000. In 1988, the Faroe Islands officially became a member of FIFA. In 2008, the Faroe Islands' FIFA ranking fell to 198th, the lowest level in the world.

As a weak team, the Faroe Islands have never played in the World Cup or European Cup, and they are only C- and D-level teams in the UEFA Nations League. It is such an underdog team, but it defeated the Czech Republic in the world preliminaries, won 3 consecutive victories, and can still look forward to qualifying for the play-offs - this is a great victory.