Montenegro v Croatia

Montenegro v Croatia

Italy have themselves to blame for third straight World Cup miss

2026 World Cup squads ranked: All 48 national teams that can win this summer

2026 World Cup: Which 48 teams qualified for the tournament?

Italy have themselves to blame for third straight World Cup miss

2026 World Cup squads ranked: All 48 national teams that can win this summer

2026 World Cup: Which 48 teams qualified for the tournament?

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

WCQ - UEFA News

2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

MontenegroMontenegroMNE

3-0-5, 9 PTS

CroatiaCroatiaCRO

7-1-0, 22 PTS

Milutin Osmajic - 3'

Nikola Krstovic - 17'

Ivan Perisic - 37' Pen

Kristijan Jakic - 72'

Nikola Vlasic - 87'

13
Nikic
23
Marusic
5
Rubezic
6
Tuci
7
Vesovic
19
Loncar
21
Bulatovic
8
Jankovic
10
Jovetic
9
Krstovic
20
Osmajic

No.Name
13Igor Nikic
5Slobodan Rubezic 16Marko Perovic
6Marko Tuci
23Adam Marusic
7Marko Vesovic 15Nikola Sipcic
9Nikola Krstovic
21Andrija Bulatovic 14Miloš Brnovic
10Stevan Jovetic 11Milan Vukotic
19Stefan Loncar 17Vasilije Adzic
8Marko Jankovic
20Milutin Osmajic

Substitutes
4Marko Simun
2Stefan Milic
1Balsa Popovic
3Risto Radunovic
12Danijel Petković

1
Livakovic
4
Gvardiol
5
Caleta-Car
6
Sutalo
18
Jakic
8
Moro
15
Pasalic
14
Perisic
13
Vlasic
20
Ivanovic
21
Matanovic

No.Name
1Dominik Livakovic
5Duje Caleta-Car 3Marin Pongracic
6Josip Sutalo
4Josko Gvardiol 2Josip Stanisic
18Kristijan Jakic
13Nikola Vlasic
8Nikola Moro
15Mario Pasalic
21Igor Matanovic 11Petar Musa
14Ivan Perisic 10Luka Modric
20Franjo Ivanovic 9Andrej Kramaric

Substitutes
19Toni Fruk
12Ivor Pandur
17Petar Sucic
22Martin Erlic
16Mislav Orsic
7Marco Pasalic

Podgorica City Stadium

2:45 PM, November 17, 2025

Podgorica, Montenegro

Attendance: 4,673

Referees:
Halil Meler

We don't need think-pieces or inquests into Italy's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup; in the end, it came down to bad decisions and bad performances like it always does.

We have the final 48 teams that can win the FIFA World Cup this summer. Let's go through them all and rank where they stand.

The race to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is drawing to a close. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

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