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Faroe Islands
Croatia vs Faroe Islands: match report
Croatia hosted Faroe Islands at Stadion HNK Rijeka on Friday 14 November 2025, in the World Cup Qualifiers (round 9). Croatia are without 1 player (Mateo Kovacic); Faroe Islands have no reported absences. Aliyar Aghayev is the referee.
Result and scorers
Croatia 3-1 Faroe Islands. Goals: Géza Dávid Turi 16' for Faroe Islands; Josko Gvardiol 23' for Croatia; Petar Musa 57' for Croatia; Nikola Vlasic 70' for Croatia. Attendance: 7,846.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 16' Goal: Géza Dávid Turi (Faroe Islands) 0-1
- 23' Goal: Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) 1-1
- 44' Yellow card: Géza Dávid Turi (Faroe Islands)
- 57' Goal: Petar Musa (Croatia) 2-1
- 70' Goal: Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) 3-1
- 81' Yellow card: Joannes Bjartalid (Faroe Islands)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 80.8% | Possession | 19.2% |
| 20 | Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 11 | Corners | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Croatia 3-4-3
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
- 1 Dominik Livakovic GK
- 2 Josip Stanisic DEF
- 22 Luka Vuskovic DEF
- 4 Josko Gvardiol DEF
- 7 Marco Pasalic MID
- 10 Luka Modric MID
- 15 Mario Pasalic MID
- 14 Ivan Perisic FWD
- 17 Petar Sucic MID
- 11 Petar Musa FWD
- 9 Andrej Kramaric MID
Bench
- 6 Josip Sutalo DEF
- 13 Nikola Vlasic MID
- 19 Toni Fruk FWD
- 16 Mislav Orsic FWD
- 21 Igor Matanovic FWD
- 23 Ivica Ivusic GK
- 12 Ivor Pandur GK
- 5 Duje Caleta-Car DEF
- 3 Marin Pongracic DEF
- 18 Kristijan Jakic MID
- 8 Nikola Moro MID
- 20 Franjo Ivanovic FWD
Faroe Islands 3-4-3
Coach: Eydun Klakstein
- 1 Mattias Lamhauge GK
- 15 Odmar Færø DEF
- 16 Gunnar Vatnhamar DEF
- 5 Andrias Edmundsson DEF
- 6 René Joensen MID
- 21 Géza Dávid Turi MID
- 22 Jakup Andreasen MID
- 3 Viljormur Davidsen DEF
- 11 Arni Frederiksberg FWD
- 10 Meinhard Olsen MID
- 20 Hanus Sørensen FWD
Bench
- 7 Joannes Bjartalid FWD
- 18 Petur Knudsen FWD
- 13 Martin Agnarsson MID
- 17 Adrian Justinussen FWD
- 9 Pall Klettskard FWD
- 23 Bárdur á Reynatrød GK
- 12 Bjarti Vitalis Mørk GK
- 4 Arnbjørn Svensson DEF
- 2 Asi Dam DEF
- 8 Gullbrandur Øregaard DEF
- 19 Jann Benjaminsen DEF
- 14 Joan Simun Edmundsson FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Croatia
- Mateo Kovacic injury, back Early January 2026
Faroe Islands
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Friday 5 September 2025: Faroe Islands 0-1 Croatia