Student and carpenter football team shocks Europe, has chance to qualify for World Cup

(Dan Tri) - The Faroe Islands are a group of amateur players, but they shocked the world when they consecutively defeated two strong teams, Montenegro and the Czech Republic, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe.

In every tournament, the Faroe Islands are considered the underdogs. For many years, this team has played almost for fun. Winning is a luxury for the team ranked 136th in the world (22 places below the Vietnam team).

The Faroe Islands created a miracle by defeating the Czech Republic (Photo: Getty).

Many of the players in the Faroe Islands squad are amateurs. Football is not their main job. Arni Frederiksberg, for example, works as a pizza delivery man. Many others are students, carpenters or accountants.

However, in just a few short days, the team in the country of just over 50,000 people has continuously created earthquakes. A few days ago, they made everyone "eyes wide open" when they crushed Montenegro (ranked 80th in the world) with a score of 4-0.

The Faroe Islands earthquake did not stop there. Last night, they continued to "shake" the football world once again when they defeated the 39th ranked team in the world, the Czech Republic, with a score of 2-1. Two goals from Sorensen and Agnarsson helped the home team continue their fairy tale.

No one can stop the crazy dreams of Faroese amateur players at this time (Photo: Getty).

Now, the Faroe Islands are facing a great opportunity to win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. They are ranked 3rd in Group L with 12 points, 4 points behind the leader Croatia and 1 point less than the Czech Republic. In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Faroe Islands have one more match against Croatia. Assuming that if they continue to surprise Croatia, they can completely dream of a ticket to the play-off round in Europe.

No one can stop the Faroe Islands' dream at this time. Sometimes dreams breed crazy stories. Even if they cannot materialize their World Cup dream, the fact that they beat two strong teams, Montenegro and Czech Republic, will be enough to write a glorious page in the history of this small country.

World Cup 2026 qualifying group L standings in Europe (Photo: Wiki).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/doi-bong-cua-sinh-vien-tho-moc-gay-chan-dong-chau-au-co-cua-du-world-cup-20251013114359877.htm