A country with a population of 50,000 people won a historic victory, lighting up the World Cup dream.

TPO - Being in a group with senior opponents such as the Czech Republic, Croatia or Montenegro, it seemed that the Faroe Islands would become "cannon fodder" for the opponents to practice shooting, but they have risen strongly to gain an unimaginable number of points up to this point. Therefore, Faroe is lighting up the hope of participating in the 2026 World Cup.

Three days ago, the Faroe Islands team created an earthquake when they won 4-0 against Montenegro. The Faroe Islands ranked 136th in the world while Montenegro ranked 80th in the FIFA rankings. It seemed that this was the peak that the Faroe Islands had shown, but early this morning, they caused an even bigger surprise by defeating the Czech Republic, a team that was almost 100 places above them (39).

The Faroe Islands took the lead through Sorensen and despite being level in the 78th minute, the Faroe Islands only needed 3 minutes to regain the lead. The small team ended the match with a 2-1 victory. Perhaps this is the greatest miracle in the history of this humble football nation.

It should be remembered that compared to a star-studded Czech Republic, with many playing in top European leagues, the Faroe Islands squad is mainly made up of players who have to work two jobs to make a living. They can be drivers, pizza delivery men, electricians… But that does not make them lack confidence when facing top professional players.

Faroe have 12 points

This morning's victory brought the Faroe Islands their 12th point, moving them closer to second place and a play-off spot (currently held by the Czech Republic). With a game remaining against Croatia, the Faroe Islands still have the right to dream.

If they win 3 points and the Czech Republic stumbles, the Faroe Islands will take the second place from the Crystal Palace team and advance to the play-off round. The door is not really wide open, but for the dreamers of the Faroe Islands, they always have enough luggage to continue to make surprises.

Whatever the scenario, the Faroe Islands can be proud of the historic journey they are on. The team represents a population of only 50,000. The total population of the country could not even fill Anfield… But they are doing much better than stronger national teams like Sweden, Slovenia or Serbia…

Source: https://tienphong.vn/quoc-gia-dan-so-5-van-nguoi-gianh-thang-loi-lich-su-thap-len-giac-mo-world-cup-post1786585.tpo