World Cup 2026: Victories for Italy, Croatia, and Kosovo National Teams

The European qualification stage for the 2026 FIFA World Cup continued with a series of matches. On September 8, seven games were played across groups B, C, I, and L, offering fans exciting matches and surprising results.

Sep 9, 2025 - 08:42
World Cup 2026: Victories for Italy, Croatia, and Kosovo National Teams

Group B: Kosovo and Switzerland Secure Important Wins

  • Kosovo 2–0 Sweden
    The hosts surprised Sweden and earned their first victory, gaining crucial three points.

  • Switzerland 3–0 Slovenia
    Switzerland demonstrated their quality and firmly lead the group standings.

Group B Standings:

  1. Switzerland — 6 points

  2. Kosovo — 3

  3. Sweden — 1

  4. Slovenia — 1

Group C: Denmark and Scotland Remain Unbeaten

  • Belarus 0–2 Scotland
    Scotland continues to collect points and holds a strong position in the table.

  • Greece 0–3 Denmark
    Denmark showed dominance, winning comfortably and remaining undefeated.

Group C Standings:

  1. Denmark — 4 points

  2. Scotland — 4

  3. Greece — 3

  4. Belarus — 0

Group I: Goal-Fest in Israel vs Italy

  • Israel 4–5 Italy
    One of the most thrilling matches of the round, with nine goals scored. Italy secured a crucial win to keep their hopes alive.

Group I Standings:

  1. Norway — 12 points

  2. Israel — 9

  3. Italy — 6

  4. Estonia — 3

  5. Moldova — 0

Group L: Croatia Catches Up with Czech Republic

  • Gibraltar 0–1 Faroe Islands
    A modest but important win for the visitors, keeping them in the hunt for third place.

  • Croatia 4–0 Montenegro
    Croatia showed a strong performance and matched the Czech Republic on points.

Group L Standings:

  1. Czech Republic — 12 points

  2. Croatia — 12

  3. Montenegro — 6

  4. Faroe Islands — 6

  5. Gibraltar — 0

The upcoming rounds promise even more excitement as the fight for World Cup qualification continues!