Iceland national football team
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Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Arnar Viðarsson | ||
Captain | Aron Gunnarsson | ||
Most caps | Birkir Bjarnason (112) | ||
Top scorer | Eiður Guðjohnsen Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (26) | ||
Home stadium | Laugardalsvöllur | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 62 ![]() | ||
Highest | 18 (February–March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 131 (April–June 2012) | ||
First international | |||
Unofficial![]() ![]() (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930)[2] Official ![]() ![]() (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 July 1946)[3] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Unofficial![]() ![]() (Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985) Official ![]() ![]() (Reykjavík, Iceland; 27 July 2000)[4] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2018) | ||
UEFA European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) |
The Iceland national football team (in Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is Strákarnir okkar, which means Our Boys in Icelandic.
The team has enjoyed success in the second half of the 2010s. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the playoffs before losing to Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands. After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France 5–2. They became the smallest nation by population to ever clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the 2018 tournament on 9 October 2017.[5] They drew with Argentina in their opening match, but nonetheless still went out in the group stage.[6][7]
History
20th century
Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912,[8] the country's first international match was played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands.[9] Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA.[10] The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 17 July 1946, a 0–3 loss to their future rivals Denmark.[11] The first international victory was against Finland in 1947.[12] For the first 20 years of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)'s existence, the team mostly did not participate in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. In 1954, Iceland applied to take part in qualification for the 1954 World Cup, but the application was rejected.[9] In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins, conceding 26 goals![9]
In 1980, Iceland won the first edition of the friendly tournament known as the Greenland Cup.[13]
Since 1974, the team has taken part in qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship. In 1994, the team reached their then best ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, 37th. This record stood until 2016 when they managed to reach 21st.[14] In a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.[15]
21st century
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In qualification for Euro 2004, Iceland finished third in their group, one point behind Scotland.[16] As a result, they failed to qualify for a playoff spot.[17]
However, the following qualifying campaigns will be much more difficult for Iceland which will flirt with the last places of its respective groups, in particular during the Euro 2008 qualifiers where despite two unexpected successes against Northern Ireland (3–0 in the opening away, 2–1 at home in the return) and a heroic resistance in the first and second leg against the Spanish future winners of the competition (a 1–1 draw at home after having led the score and a short 0–1 defeat away), Our boys suffered several other heavy defeats, including two against Latvia, who had qualified for Euro 2004 as a surprise (0–4 away, 2–4 home), and one against Liechtenstein (0–3 away, after a 1–1 home draw).
The reasons for the lack of results of the selection were due to the absence of professionals on the island, the Icelanders played soccer for fun. Moreover, the hostile climate where winter lasts 8 months did not help the development of the sport, there were only two synthetic fields forcing the footballers to train on the gravel or in the snow. In the 2000s, Icelandic soccer will experience a real revolution. The economic boom will allow the authorities to create important structures with indoor pitches in synthetic turf, which results in the practice of soccer all year round without worrying about the weather conditions outside. These new structures encourage young people to turn to sports and even lead to a decrease in alcohol and tobacco consumption among teenagers.[18]
In 2014, Iceland almost secured qualification for their first World Cup.[19] Finishing second in Group D, they played Croatia in a two-leg playoff for qualification.[20][21] After holding them to a 0–0 draw in the home leg, they lost 2–0 away.[22]
Iceland qualified for a major tournament for the first time in 2015 after finishing second in Group A of qualification for Euro 2016, losing only two games, and beating the Netherlands – which had finished third in the 2014 World Cup – twice.[23] During the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd.[24][25] Iceland were drawn into a group with Portugal, Hungary and Austria for the final tournament.
At the tournament finals, Iceland recorded 1–1 draws in their first two group stage matches against Portugal and Hungary. They then advanced from their group with a 2–1 victory against Austria.[26] Iceland qualified for the tournament's quarter-finals after a 2–1 upset win over England in the Round of 16, which led to England manager Roy Hodgson resigning in disgrace immediately after the final whistle.[27] However, they were eliminated by host nation France in the quarter-finals, 5–2.[28]
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Iceland qualified for the 2018 World Cup, their first ever appearance in the world championship, securing qualification on 9 October 2017 after a 2–0 win against Kosovo. In doing so, they became the lowest-populated country ever to reach the finals.[29] Iceland were drawn to play Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria in a group that was considered by many as the "group of death".[30][31] Despite a challenging group, Iceland were tipped to advance from the group by several journalist websites, based on their impressive performance in Euro 2016.[32] Their maiden match at the World Cup was against 2014 runners-up Argentina, with Iceland surprisingly holding Argentina to a 1–1 draw.[33][34] However, their chances of advancing from the group were hurt following a 2–0 loss to Nigeria, with several missed opportunities in the first half and a penalty kick in the second half missed by Gylfi Sigurdsson, putting Iceland to play with full determination against already qualified Croatia.[35][36] Iceland lost to Croatia in their final group game; and because Argentina won against Nigeria, Iceland finished bottom of the group with just a point.[37][38]
After Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, Iceland was expected to play at Euro 2020. However, the team is playing just before the brand new Nations League, where they are in Group 2 of League A with Switzerland and Belgium. But the Strákarnir okkar are showing worrying signals: the post-World Cup period is difficult as Iceland concedes 4 defeats in 4 games, including a heavy initial setback in Switzerland (0–6) where they were dominated in all compartments of the game by the Helvetians. Many of Iceland's international matches were undermined by the repeated absence of some of their key players, often due to injury; while the Icelandic defense, often unbeatable in previous crucial matches, is showing more and more difficulty in replacing its usual key players with a new generation of younger defenders. Due to the change of rules finally decided by UEFA, Iceland is not relegated to League B for the 2020–2021 edition.
In group H of the Euro qualifiers with the world champions France, Turkey, Albania, Andorra and Moldova, Icelanders are reassuring on the accounting level and are not surprised by the most modest opponents (Moldova and Andorra). However, they have more difficulties away (like the 0–6 in Switzerland) and lost three games, including the two confrontations against Les Bleus (4–0 at the Stade de France and 1–0 at home on a penalty kick after the hour of play at the end of a tight game) and a scathing defeat away against Albania 4–2, However, they continue to outplay Turks by taking 4 points out of 6 possible and being the only undefeated team as well as the only team of the group to inflict a defeat against this team. Third behind Turkey and France, the Icelanders won 2–1 in the first playoff game against Romania thanks to a brace of Gylfi Sigurðsson in the first half (16th and 34th minute), despite the Romanian reduction of the score on penalty kick in the second half after consultation of the VAR and will have to negotiate a perilous trip to Hungary, which won at the Bulgarians (3–1) and made a good impression at home in group E of the Euro 2020 qualifiers by beating Croatia (2–1) and Wales (1–0). On November 12, 2020 in their playoff game against Hungary, Iceland came agonisingly close to qualifying for Euro 2020, as it led 1–0 for nearly the entire match, on a direct free kick by Gylfi Sigurðsson well helped by a blunder of the opponent's goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi (11th minute), until Hungary scored two goals in under five minutes, the first coming in the 88th minute by Loïc Nego to stun Iceland and the second in the second minute of added time by Dominik Szoboszlai, proving to be the winner; Hungary had beaten Iceland 2–1.[39]
Iceland had also suffered poor results in their UEFA Nations League campaign in League A, having lost all their group stage matches and failing to garner a single point, resulting in their relegation to League B the following season.[40] Manager Erik Hamrén ultimately resigned, following their poor performance that year.[41]
The start of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers was also totally missed by Iceland, which suffered two defeats at the beginning of the tournament, away against Germany (0–3) and more surprisingly in Armenia (0–2). However, the Strákarnir okkar are back in the race thanks to a 4–1 victory over Liechtenstein combined with concomitant defeats of Romania and Germany. The crucial preparation for the September games, where Iceland had the advantage of playing all three games at home after several away games and had played some encouraging friendlies in June, was disrupted by extra-sporting affairs involving major players accused of sexual offences[42][43] and thus absent from the month's games. The cases also led to the resignation of several senior officials of the Icelandic Football Association, including its president.[44] Against this backdrop, Romania took revenge for the Euro play-off they had lost almost a year earlier, beating Strákarnir okkar 2-0. The latter are then forced to draw (2–2 after being led 0–2) against North Macedonia before falling heavily against Germany (0–4) and pointing to the penultimate place in the group with 4 units on the counter with 4 days to go in the qualifiers, significantly reducing Iceland's chances of qualifying for the next World Cup. Then Iceland recovered in the two October games by holding Armenia (1–1) who had beaten them 2–0 in March and then by winning widely against Liechtenstein (4–0). Despite this, Iceland is still 5th in its group and is about to be eliminated. Against all odds, they resisted away against Romania despite a clear domination of the local team (0–0) but were mathematically eliminated with one day to go since the Strákarnir okkar had to win their last two games and hope for slip-ups from their direct competitors to finish 2nd in the group.
These distressing results are due to several factors, both sporting and extra-sporting: the late generational renewal of the usual ageing management team, a process partly hampered by a limited pool of footballers due to Iceland's demographics; the questionable tactical choices of the new, inexperienced coach, resulting in a lack of automatism among new players who are not used to playing together and the absence of a real standard team; and sexual assault scandals that have effectively sidelined some of the team's best players under investigation and have continued the negative spiral.[45][46]
Team image
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The national team uses a blue as the home colours and white as their second colours but their crest featuring stylized imagery of Iceland's four "guardian spirits" (Landvættir) in local folklore; a giant, a dragon, a bull, and an eagle. The team's crest was adopted in 2020 and was designed by Reykjavík-based firm Bradenburg. Previously the team used a team crest which features a shield-type symbol which consist the abbreviation of the Football Association of Iceland in Icelandic (KSI), strips which derives colors from the Flag of Iceland, and a football.[47][48]
Iceland's supporters became known for using Viking Clap chant in the mid-2010s, which involves fans clapping their hands above their heads and yelling "huh!" to the beat of a drum. Iceland's Viking Clap first received wider international attention during the Euro 2016.[49]
Kit providers
The official kit is produced by German sports manufacturing company Puma since 2020. Before that the kit providers were Umbro (1975), Adidas (1976–1992), ABM (1992–1996), Reusch (1996–2001) and Erreà (2002–2020)
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1975 |
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1976–1991 |
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1992–1996 |
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1996–2001 |
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2002–2020 |
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2020– |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2021
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Romania ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
20:45 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
18:00 |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
2022
12 January 2022 Friendly | Iceland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
17:00 UTC+3 | Böðvarsson ![]() |
Report | Kaddu ![]() |
Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center |
15 January 2022 Friendly | Iceland ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
14:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mardan Stadium |
26 March 2022 Friendly | Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Murcia, Spain |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
29 March 2022 Friendly | Spain ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | A Coruña, Spain |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
2 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Israel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Haifa, Israel |
18:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
6 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Iceland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45; UTC±0) | Þorsteinsson ![]() |
Report | Seferi ![]() |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
9 June 2022 Friendly | San Marino ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Serravalle, San Marino |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy) |
10 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Russia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Moscow, Russia |
Stadium: VTB Arena |
13 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Iceland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
18:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia) |
22 September 2022 Friendly | Venezuela ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Mödling, Austria |
18:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Motion invest Arena Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
24 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Iceland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
27 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Albania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tirana, Albania |
20:45 UTC+2 | Ermir Lenjani ![]() |
Report | Mikael Anderson ![]() |
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain) |
6 November 2022 Friendly | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Report |
2023
23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje |
26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Liechtenstein ![]() | v | ![]() | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Luxembourg ![]() | v | ![]() | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 6 November 2022.[56]
Caps and goals are correct as of 27 September 2022, after the match against Albania.[57][58]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Frederik Schram | 19 January 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 13 October 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Sindri Kristinn Ólafsson | 19 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Victor Pálsson | 30 April 1991 | 31 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 26 September 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Damir Muminovic | 13 May 1990 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson | 14 August 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson | 28 December 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Róbert Orri Þorkelsson | 3 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Logi Tómasson | 13 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Viktor Örn Margeirsson | 22 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Aron Gunnarsson (Captain) | 22 April 1989 | 99 | 2 | ![]() | |
MF | Viktor Karl Einarsson | 30 January 1997 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Viktor Örlygur Andrason | 5 February 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson | 28 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason | 11 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Dagur Dan Þórhallsson | 2 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Jónatan Ingi Jónsson | 15 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Daníel Hafsteinsson | 12 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Óttar Magnús Karlsson | 21 February 1997 | 9 | 2 | ![]() | |
FW | Jason Daði Svanþórsson | 31 December 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Danijel Djuric | 5 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Ísak Snær Þorvaldsson | 1 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Iceland squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | 18 February 1995 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Elías Rafn Ólafsson | 11 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | 15 November 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Ingvar Jónsson | 18 October 1989 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Jökull Andrésson | 25 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Hörður Björgvin Magnússon | 11 February 1993 | 43 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Hjörtur Hermannsson | 8 February 1995 | 25 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Daníel Leó Grétarsson | 2 October 1995 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson | 15 May 1995 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alfons Sampsted | 6 April 1998 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason | 6 December 1999 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Atli Barkarson | 19 March 2001 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Ari Leifsson | 19 April 1998 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson | 24 September 2001 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Guðmundur Þórarinsson | 15 April 1992 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Ísak Ólafsson | 30 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Finnur Tómas Pálmason | 12 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 11 November 1984 | 103 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Ari Freyr Skúlason | 14 May 1987 | 83 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 10 April 1989 | 18 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Birkir Bjarnason (vice-captain) | 27 May 1988 | 112 | 15 | ![]() |
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MF | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | 26 November 1998 | 23 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Arnór Sigurðsson | 15 May 1999 | 23 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Mikael Anderson | 1 July 1998 | 16 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Aron Elís Þrándarson | 10 November 1994 | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 23 March 2003 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Þórir Jóhann Helgason | 28 September 2000 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | 16 October 1998 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Mikael Egill Ellertsson | 11 March 2002 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | 10 April 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Albert Guðmundsson | 15 June 1997 | 33 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Júlíus Magnússon | 28 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Willum Þór Willumsson | 23 October 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 30 April 1993 | 44 | 5 | ![]() |
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MF | Andri Baldursson | 10 January 2002 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Viðar Ari Jónsson | 10 March 1994 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Alex Þór Hauksson | 26 November 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Gísli Eyjólfsson | 31 May 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Kristall Máni Ingason | 18 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 27 October 1990 | 81 | 8 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Alfreð Finnbogason | 1 February 1989 | 63 | 15 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen | 12 May 1998 | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Andri Guðjohnsen | 29 January 2002 | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Hólmbert Friðjónsson | 19 April 1993 | 6 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 25 May 1992 | 64 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Brynjólfur Willumsson | 12 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | 11 March 1990 | 32 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Elías Már Ómarsson | 18 January 1995 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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INJ Withdrew due to injury |
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Previous squads
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Records
Most caps
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Birkir Bjarnason | 112 | 15 | 2010–present |
2 | Rúnar Kristinsson | 104 | 3 | 1987–2004 |
3 | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 103 | 3 | 2007–2021 |
4 | Aron Einar Gunnarsson | 99 | 2 | 2008–present |
5 | Ragnar Sigurðsson | 97 | 5 | 2007–2020 |
6 | Kári Árnason | 90 | 6 | 2005–2021 |
7 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 89 | 5 | 1996–2011 |
8 | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 88 | 26 | 1996–2016 |
9 | Ari Freyr Skúlason | 83 | 0 | 2009–2021 |
10 | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 81 | 8 | 2008–present |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 26 | 64 | 0.41 | 2010–present |
Eiður Guðjohnsen | 26 | 88 | 0.3 | 1996–2016 | |
3 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | 25 | 78 | 0.32 | 2010–present |
4 | Ríkharður Jónsson | 17 | 33 | 0.52 | 1947–1965 |
5 | Alfreð Finnbogason | 15 | 63 | 0.24 | 2010–present |
Birkir Bjarnason | 15 | 112 | 0.13 | 2010–present | |
7 | Ríkharður Daðason | 14 | 44 | 0.32 | 1991–2004 |
Arnór Guðjohnsen | 14 | 73 | 0.19 | 1979–1997 | |
9 | Þórður Guðjónsson | 13 | 58 | 0.22 | 1993–2004 |
10 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson | 12 | 42 | 0.29 | 1997–2008 |
Heiðar Helguson | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | 1999–2011 | |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||||
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
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Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 116 | 30 | 22 | 64 | 128 | 233 |
List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
2018 | Group D | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | 16 June 2018 | Moscow, Russia |
![]() | 2–0 | Loss | 22 June 2018 | Volgograd, Russia | ||
![]() | 1–2 | Loss | 26 June 2018 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
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12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | ||
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Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 1/16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 108 | 31 | 18 | 59 | 98 | 160 |
List of UEFA European Football Championship matches | ||||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
2016 | Group F | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | 14 June 2016 | Saint-Étienne, France |
![]() | 1–1 | Draw | 18 June 2016 | Marseille, France | ||
![]() | 2–1 | Win | 22 June 2016 | Paris, France | ||
Round of 16 | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | 27 June 2016 | Nice, France | |
Quarter- finals | ![]() | 5–2 | Loss | 3 July 2016 | Paris, France |
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank | ||
2018–19 | A | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | ![]() |
12th | ||
2020–21 | A | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ![]() |
16th | ||
2022–23 | B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
23rd | ||
2024–25 | B | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 12th | |||||
Honours
- Greenland Cup
Champions (2): 1980, 1984
- China Cup
Runners-up (1): 2017
FIFA ranking history
Source:[61]
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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46 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 43 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 92 | 112 | 104 | 90 | 49 | 33 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 62 |
See also
- Iceland national under-21 football team
- Iceland national under-19 football team
- Iceland national under-17 football team
- Iceland national futsal team
- Iceland women's national football team
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External links
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- Football Association of Iceland
- FIFA profile
- Iceland National Team (1946–2000) by Jostein Nygård (Norway)
- RSSSF archive of results 1946–
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were suspended and automatically relegated to League C due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[54]