Will Faroe Islands qualify for Euro 2028?

On the simulator's default prior, Faroe Islands reach the finals in 1% of 100,000 simulated qualifying campaigns: 1% on merit and under 1% through the play-offs. The strengths are a hand-set prior, not a published rating. The real groups are drawn on 6 December 2026.

How does Euro 2028 qualifying work?

54 nations are drawn into 12 groups, six of five and six of four, and play home and away. The 12 group winners and the eight best runners-up go through directly. The other four places are decided by the play-offs and the reserved places for hosts who miss out.

Where are Faroe Islands in the Nations League?

Faroe Islands are 2nd in Group C3 (League C) on 4 points from 4 matches, as of 4 November 2026. Their group rivals are Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan.

Euro 2028

Faroe Islands at Euro 2028

Faroe Islands's route to Euro 2028

Faroe Islands enter qualifying with 53 other nations for 24 places. Here is how often the model gets them there, and by which door, with where they stand in the Nations League.

The model’s view

100,000 simulated qualifying campaigns, a fresh draw in each, seed 20280609. The same run the simulator and the host pages start from.

On merit: 0.8%Group winner or one of the eight best runners-up
Play-offs: <1%Through the March play-offs
Misses the tournament: 99%Out of the tournament

How to read it

Faroe Islands are seeded 48th of 54 in the simulator, which puts them in pot 4 of 5 in its draw. Their strength is −0.86 on a log-goals scale. That is a hand-set, tiered prior, not a published rating, and the real pots are confirmed with the draw.

Across 100,000 campaigns, Faroe Islands win their group in under 1%, reach the finals directly in 1% and get there through the play-offs in under 1%. They miss the tournament in 99%.

In the Nations League

Faroe Islands are 2nd in Group C3 on 4 points from 4 matches, as of 4 November 2026. All 14 groups.

Group C34 played

Nations League group C3
Position	Nation	P	GD	Pts
1	Slovakia	4	+7	10
2	Faroe Islands	4	0	4
3	Moldova	4	−5	4
4	Kazakhstan	4	−2	2

Their Nations League group

Close to them on the prior

Common questions

Will Faroe Islands qualify for Euro 2028?: On the simulator's default prior, Faroe Islands reach the finals in 1% of 100,000 simulated qualifying campaigns: 1% on merit and under 1% through the play-offs. The strengths are a hand-set prior, not a published rating. The real groups are drawn on 6 December 2026.
How does Euro 2028 qualifying work?: 54 nations are drawn into 12 groups, six of five and six of four, and play home and away. The 12 group winners and the eight best runners-up go through directly. The other four places are decided by the play-offs and the reserved places for hosts who miss out.
Where are Faroe Islands in the Nations League?: Faroe Islands are 2nd in Group C3 (League C) on 4 points from 4 matches, as of 4 November 2026. Their group rivals are Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan.

Probabilities come from the Touchline qualifying simulator’s reference run over all 54 nations, on an editable prior. The play-off field is a simplification: the leftover runners-up plus the strongest nations still out, standing in for the Nations League route. Nations League positions are a dated snapshot from ESPN. Analysis to argue with, not betting advice.