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Faroe Islands national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Oct 12, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Thorsvollur
Poland national football team

Faroe Islands
0 - 2
Poland


Mohr Jonsson (85'), Faero (90+4')
Askam (48')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Szymanski (4'), Buksa (65')
Cash (16'), Milik (43'), Slisz (90+4'), Piotrowski (90+3')

Preview: Faroe Islands vs. Poland - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Faroe Islands and Poland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Faroe Islands and Poland continue their Euro 2024 qualification campaigns when they meet at Torsvollur on Thursday evening.

The hosts are rock bottom of the group, having picked up just one point in five games, while the visitors are in fifth place, two points behind second-placed Czech Republic.


Match preview

Faroe Islands coach Hakan Ericson before the match on September 7, 2023© Reuters

Faroe Islands have never managed to qualify for a major international tournament, and it appears as though another chance to do so has passed them by, considering they are seven-points off second place with just three games left to play.

It was always going to be a tough ask for a nation consisting of around 52,000 people to qualify for the tournament, and the only positive they can take from their qualification campaign so far is the fact they have been able to pick up a point.

Back in March, Hakan Ericson's side drew 1-1 away against Moldova, with Mads Mikkelsen's first-half goal being cancelled out by a late Ion Nicolaescu equaliser, but they have since been unable to get any more points on the board.

In all competitions, Faroe Islands have lost their last five games on the spin, scoring just two goals in the process, meaning it is now extremely unlikely they will be able to qualify for Euro 2024.

However, Poland have a far better chance of reaching the tournament for the fourth time on the spin, having taken six points from their opening five Group E games.

As things stand, the Eagles are two points off second place, and four points behind first-placed Albania, but they are likely to be a little disappointed with how they have fared up to this point.

Michal Probierz's side have been particularly disappointing away from home, having lost all three of their matches on their travels to date, succumbing to defeats against the Czech Republic, Moldova and Albania.

Poland travelled to Tirana to take on Albania in their most recent match, but they failed to pose much of an attacking threat, recording just one shot on target in the entire match and ultimately losing 2-0.

That said, the Eagles should be full of confidence heading into Thursday's game, as they recorded a relatively comfortable 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture against Faroe Islands, with Robert Lewandowski bagging a brace.

Faroe Islands Euro Champ Qualifying form:


Faroe Islands form (all competitions):


Poland Euro Champ Qualifying form:


Poland form (all competitions):



Team News

New Poland coach Michal Probierz during a press conference on September 20, 2023© Reuters

Mikkelsen has been in solid form for Klaksvik this season, picking up two goals and six assists in 19 league games, and the attacking midfielder is one of two Faroe Islands players to have scored in Euro 2024 qualifying.

As such, the 23-year-old may return to the starting lineup, having been left out of the last match, playing provider for striker Joan Simun Edmundsson, who has scored eight goals in 79 appearances for his country.

With Poland set to face Moldova on Sunday, Probierz may be hoping his side can win without some of their key players, but it would be risky to bench captain Lewandowski, who has scored three goals in Euro 2024 qualifying up to this point.

Piotr Zielinski has been in fine form for Napoli, scoring two goals in his last four games, and the 29-year-old is likely to get the nod alongside Grzegorz Krychowiak in central midfield.


Faroe Islands possible starting lineup:
Lamhauge; Sorensen, Faero, Vatnhamar, Davidsen; Bjertalid, Hendriksson, Mikkelsen, Johansen; Olsen, Edmundsson

Poland possible starting lineup:
Szczesny; Bereszynski, Kedziora, Bednarek, Kiwior; Cash, Krychowiak, Zielinski, Kaminski, Szymanski; Lewandowski


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We say: Faroe Islands 0-2 Poland

Although Poland are yet to pick up a point away from home in Group E, they have far more quality than the Faroe Islands, which was on display in the reverse fixture.

As such, we expect the visitors to emerge as comfortable winners, boosting their chances of qualifying for Euro 2024 in the process.



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Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain870121
Q Scotland flag Scotland852117
3 Norway Norway832311
4 Georgia Georgia82248
5 Cyprus Cyprus80080

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q France France871022
Q Netherlands Netherlands860218
3 Greece Greece841313
4 Ireland Rep. Ireland82066
5 Gibraltar flag Gibraltar80080

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England862020
Q Italy Italy842214
3 Ukraine Ukraine842214
4 Macedonia N. Macedonia82248
5 Malta flag Malta80080

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Turkey Turkey852117
Q Croatia Croatia851216
3 Wales flag Wales833212
4 Armenia Armenia82248
5 Latvia Latvia81073

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Albania national flag Albania843115
Q Czech Republic Czech Republic843115
3 Poland Poland832311
4 Republic of Moldova Moldova824210
5 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands80262

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Belgium Belgium862020
Q Austria Austria861119
3 Sweden Sweden831410
4 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan82157
5 Estonia Estonia80171

Group G

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Hungary Hungary853018
Q Serbia Serbia842214
3 Montenegro Montenegro832311
4 Lithuania Lithuania81346
5 Bulgaria Bulgaria80444

Group H

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Denmark Denmark1071222
Q Slovenia Slovenia1071222
3 Finland Finland1060418
4 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1060418
5 Northern Ireland flag N. Ireland103079
6 San Marino flag San Marino1000100

Group I

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania1064022
Q Switzerland Switzerland1045117
3 Israel Israel1043315
4 Belarus Belarus1033412
5 Kosovo flag Kosovo1025311
6 Andorra flag Andorra100282

Group J

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal10100030
Q Slovakia Slovakia1071222
3 Luxembourg flag Luxembourg1052317
4 Iceland Iceland1031610
5 Bosnia Bosnia H'vina103079
6 Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein1000100


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