This week EU parliamentarians said they would attend talks in the Faroes on September 7th.
Leicester City's Dickov and Middlesbrough's Johnston were also disappointing in the wide roles given them in the Faroes.
The Faroes' Jakob Borg outshone both, with two pinpoint crosses to set up both of the home side's goals.
The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes were all represented at the talks.
Christian Holst fired low past Maik Taylor for the Faroes to give the minnows a surprise lead on the hour.
Northern Ireland piled on the pressure in the closing stages but the Faroes defended bravely to secure a rare point.
Northern Ireland dominated possession in the first half but failed to create clear-cut chances against a hardworking Faroes team in Toftir.
Nigel Worthington's side faces Group C leaders Italy at Windsor Park on 8 October before taking on the Faroes in Toftir four days later.
The Faroes is the land that time forgot and people there are so far out of touch they are fair looking forward to the seventies.
Celtic defender Crainey took the early blame for the two goals lost in the Faroes before Vogts singled out more experienced pair Christian Dailly and Weir.
"The stock is actually still well above the precautionary level, even if Iceland and the Faroes continue to do this, " says Bertie Armstrong of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation.
Marc Janko pulled one back three minutes into the second half but substitute Andre-Pierre Gignac, who scored twice against the Faroes on Saturday, restored France's two-goal lead with a superb strike.
As the action unfolds in Glasgow I'm alongside Jimmy Sinclair of the SFA coaching staff in Torshavn watching the Faroes play Liechenstein in a friendly, a clash of the Euro titans if ever there was one.
The Faroes scored with their first meaning attack of the second half - Stephen Craigan's poor touch gifted possession to the Faroes and Udsen played in Holst, who wriggled free 10 yards out before shooting across Taylor and into the bottom corner.
In the centre of the park, Ferguson and Paul Lambert failed to live up to their pre-match billing, although it was clear they would have welcomed a De Boer or a Larsson ahead of them as they tried to unpick the Faroes' defence.
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