2026-2027 Nations League: Kazakhstan vs. Faroe Islands, Probable Lineups

The two teams, both still winless in Group 3 of League C in the Nations League, Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands, face off Tuesday in Astana, the Kazakh capital, in search of crucial points to keep their hopes of promotion to League B alive—even though the situation looks more favorable for the other two teams in the group, Slovakia and Moldova. The match kicks off at 4 p.m. Italian time (7 p.m. local time) under the guidance of Estonian referee Kristo Tohver.

Kazakhstan, led by former Genoa player John van ‘t Schip, is still searching for its first victory against another UEFA national team in 2026: their last victory on the continental stage dates back to October 10, 2025, a 4-0 win over lowly Liechtenstein. Since then, their only victories have come against two African national teams in last March’s FIFA Series: a 2-0 win over Namibia and a 1-0 win over the Comoros. In the Nations League, following a 1-1 draw in their opener against the Faroe Islands, they suffered two 2-1 losses—away to Slovakia and at home to Moldova.

The Faroe Islands, on the other hand, have recorded three 1-1 draws in this edition of the Nations League: following the draw with Kazakhstan in Tórshavn (Samuelsen’s goal was answered by Erlanov), they drew with Moldova on the road (Davidsen scored on a penalty kick to give Landslidid the lead, but Perciun equalized for Moldova) and with Slovakia at home (Justinussen scored to counter Vatnhamar’s own goal). Their last victory came on June 9, a 1-0 win over Latvia (Sorensen scored the decisive goal), while their last loss was three days earlier, a 1-0 defeat to Estonia.

Probable Lineups

KAZAKHSTAN (4-2-3-1): Pokatilov; Mrynskiy, Yerlanov, Alip, Vorogovskiy; Orazov, Karaman; Astanov, Islamkhan, Tuyakbayev; Karimov. Head Coach: Van ‘t Schip.

FAR OER (3-4-3): Lamhauge; Faero, Vatnhamar, Chukwudi; Danielsen, Turi, Bjartalid, Agnarsson; Kallsberg, Knudsen, Sorensen. Head Coach: Klakstein.