(This concludes our Group 7 primer. Davy’s support for first class fixtures in the Faroe Islands does not diminish his view that UEFA is oversubscribed to FIFA’s World Cup Finals. Davy will propose how best to trim the UEFA quotient in his next post. Coming soon: England’s prospects and the remnants of Group 6. )
The Faroe Islands have no chance of qualification, but they have as always given a good account of themselves. They may have only secured 1 point in a draw against Austria, but in conceding only 8 goals, they have proven to be viable opposition.
It would easy to dismiss the contribution of the Faroes in this and recent campaigns. The Faroe Islands do not even merit a footnote in most World Cup blogs. Many casual observers of the European game see the inclusion of small nations such as the Faroes Islands as an irritant, a disruption to the seemingly more important business that goes on between football’s grandees.
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