Iceland beat Croatia 5–0 to advance 9–0 on aggregate

Iceland’s women advanced in the 2027 World Cup play-offs with two emphatic wins over Croatia.

Iceland’s women’s national football team advanced to the next round of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying play-offs with a 5–0 victory over Croatia in Reykjavík on Tuesday, October 13. The result completed a 9–0 aggregate win following Iceland’s 4–0 victory in Pula four days earlier.

Hlín Eiríksdóttir opened the scoring in the 35th minute, before Ída Marín Hermannsdóttir doubled Iceland’s lead five minutes later, giving the home side a 2–0 advantage at half-time.

Katla Tryggvadóttir added a third goal in the 56th minute. Diljá Ýr Zomers then scored twice late in the match, in the 87th minute and stoppage time, to complete the 5–0 victory.

In the opening leg in Croatia on October 9, Iceland had secured a 4–0 win through two goals from Arna Eiríksdóttir and one each from Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir and Hlín Eiríksdóttir.

Across the two matches, Iceland scored nine goals without conceding. The team now moves into the next stage of the play-offs for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil.

Results: Croatia 0–4 Iceland (October 9); Iceland 5–0 Croatia (October 13). Aggregate: Iceland 9–0 Croatia.

Sources: KSÍ (October 9) · Croatian Football Federation (October 13)

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