European Football Championship 2016 / Iceland
This article covers the Icelandic national team at the 2016 European Football Championship in France . It was the first time that the Icelandic men's team had taken part in a major football tournament, while the Icelandic women had already taken part twice in the European Women's Football Championship .
qualification
Iceland qualified for the European Championship in Group A and had to cope with the longest journey of all participants to the game in Kazakhstan. The Icelanders topped the table with a 3-0 win against the more highly traded Turks on the first match day and did not give them up afterwards either, as they won their first win against the Dutch in their home game against the third-placed Netherlands. It was only on the fourth match day that they had to vacate their place at the top of the table due to the defeat by the tied Czechs, but only after an own goal by Jón Daði Böðvarsson , who had scored the first qualifying goal of the round for the Icelanders. With three subsequent wins, including in the second leg against the Czechs and in the Netherlands, they took over the championship lead again. Although they lost this again in a goalless draw in their home game against the Kazakhs, but with the 0-0 they were qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time. The following 2: 2 against Latvia in the euphoria of successful qualification and the 0: 1 defeat in Turkey in the final minutes had no serious consequences for the Icelanders, but they brought the Turks direct qualification as the best third in the group, while the In fourth place in the group, the Dutch missed the finals for the first time since 1984. Overall, coach Lars Lagerbäck only used 20 players, including Ari Freyr Skúlason , Birkir Bjarnason , Gylfi Sigurðsson , Kári Árnason , Kolbeinn Sigþórsson and Ragnar Sigurðsson in all ten games. The top scorer was Gylfi Sigurðsson with six goals. The 36-year-old record goal scorer Eiður Guðjohnsen also contributed a goal in their first win in their first game against Kazakhstan, which marks the first time in five and a half years that he scored a goal and expanded his record to 25 goals.
In the course of qualifying, the Icelanders climbed from 46th place in the FIFA world rankings to 23rd place, but then fell back to 36th place.
Games
All results from an Icelandic perspective.
date | Venue | opponent | Result | Goal scorers |
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09/09/2014 | Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík | Turkey | 3: 0 (1: 0) | 1-0 Jón Daði Böðvarsson (18th), 2-0 Gylfi Sigurðsson (76th), 3-0 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (77th) |
10/10/2014 | Skonto Stadium , Riga ( Latvia ) | Latvia | 3: 0 (0: 0) | 1-0 Gylfi Sigurðsson (66th), 2-0 Aron Gunnarsson (77th), 3-0 Rúrik Gíslason (90th) |
October 13, 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík | Netherlands | 2: 0 (2: 0) | 1-0, 2-0 Gylfi Sigurðsson (10th / penalty, 42nd) |
11/16/2014 | Doosan Arena , Pilsen ( CZE ) | Czech Republic | 1: 2 (1: 1) | 1: 0 Ragnar Sigurðsson (9th), 1: 1 Pavel Kadeřábek (45th + 1 ′), 1: 2 Jón Daði Böðvarsson (61st / own goal) |
03/28/2015 | Astana Arena , Astana ( KAZ ) | Kazakhstan | 3: 0 (2: 0) | 1-0 Eiður Guðjohnsen (20th), 2-0 Birkir Bjarnason (32nd, 90th + 1 ′) |
06/12/2015 | Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík | Czech Republic | 2: 1 (0: 0) | 0: 1 Bořek Dočkal (55th), 1: 1 Aron Gunnarsson (60th), 2: 1 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (76th) |
09/03/2015 | Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam ( NLD ) | Netherlands | 1: 0 (0: 0) | 1-0 Gylfi Sigurðsson (51th / penalty) |
09/06/2015 | Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík | Kazakhstan | 0-0 | |
10/10/2015 | Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík | Latvia | 2: 2 (2: 0) | 1: 0 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (5th), 2: 0 Gylfi Sigurðsson (27th), 2: 1 Aleksandrs Cauņa (49th), 2: 2 Valērijs Šabala (68th) |
13/10/2015 | Konya Büyükşehir Stadı , Konya ( TUR ) | Turkey | 0: 1 (0: 1) | 0: 1 Selçuk Inan (89.) |
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Czech Republic | 10 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 19:14 | +5 | 22nd |
2. | Iceland | 10 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 17: 6 | +11 | 20th |
3. | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14: 9 | +5 | 18th |
4th | Netherlands | 10 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 17:14 | +3 | 13 |
5. | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7th | 7:18 | −11 | 5 |
6th | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6:19 | −13 | 5 |
As of October 13, 2015 |
preparation
After the end of the qualification the Icelanders lost two friendlies against the European Championship participants Poland (2-4 on November 13th in Warsaw ) and Slovakia (1-3 on November 17th in Žilina ). Further test matches were played in January 2016 on the Arabian Peninsula, where Iceland won 1-0 against Finland in Abu Dhabi on the 13th , but lost 2-1 to the United Arab Emirates three days later in Dubai . At the end of January, they lost 3-2 to the USA in Carson, California . In the further preparation, the Icelanders played against teams that had not qualified for the finals. On March 24th and 29th there were games against Denmark (1: 2) in Herning and Greece in Piraeus (3: 2, after 0: 2 deficit). In the immediate preparations for the European Championship, the Icelanders lost to Norway (2: 3) in Oslo on June 1 and won against Liechtenstein 4: 0 five days later in Laugardalsvöllur . The realized Birkir Már Sævarsson his first international goal and the 37-year-old scorer Eiður Guðjohnsen the 4: 0 final score.
Squad
The roster was announced on May 9th. The players came from 22 clubs from 11 countries or 14 leagues, with only Hammarby IF providing two players. Five players were currently playing second-rate and none in Icelandic leagues, making Iceland one of the four teams at EURO 2016, alongside Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, that competed without players from domestic leagues.
Jersey no. |
Surname | society | birth date |
International matches |
Länderspiel- gates |
debut | Last use | ||||||
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goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
1 | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | FK Bodø / Glimt | Apr 27, 1984 | 37 | 0 | 2011 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
12 | Ögmundur Kristinsson | Hammarby IF | June 19, 1989 | 11 | 0 | 2014 | June 1, 2016 | ||||||
13 | Ingvar Jónsson | Sandefjord Fotball | Oct 18, 1989 | 5 | 0 | 2014 | June 1, 2016 | ||||||
Defense | |||||||||||||
2 | Birkir Már Sævarsson | Hammarby IF | Nov 11, 1984 | 61 | 1 | 2007 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
3 | Haukur Heiðar Hauksson | AIK Solna | Sep 1 1991 | 7th | 0 | 2015 | June 1, 2016 | ||||||
4th | Hjörtur Hermannsson | IFK Gothenburg | Feb 8, 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | June 6, 2016 | ||||||
5 | Sverrir Ingi Ingason | Sporting Lokeren | Aug 5, 1993 | 7th | 2 | 2014 | June 22, 2016 | 2 | |||||
6th | Ragnar Sigurðsson | FK Krasnodar | June 19, 1986 | 60 | 2 | 2007 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
18th | Theódór Elmar Bjarnason | Aarhus GF | 4th Mar 1987 | 30th | 0 | 2007 | June 27, 2016 | 3 | |||||
19th | Hörður Björgvin Magnússon | AC Cesena | Feb 11, 1993 | 5 | 0 | 2014 | June 6, 2016 | ||||||
21st | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | IFK Norrköping | Apr 30, 1993 | 9 | 4th | 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 2 | 1 | ||||
23 | Ari Freyr Skúlason | Odense BK | May 14, 1987 | 42 | 0 | 2009 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
midfield | |||||||||||||
8th | Birkir Bjarnason | FC Basel | May 27, 1988 | 51 | 7th | 2010 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
10 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Swansea City | 8 Sep 1989 | 43 | 14th | 2010 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
14th | Kári Árnason | Malmö FF | Oct 13, 1982 | 51 | 2 | 2005 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
16 | Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson | GIF Sundsvall | June 18, 1990 | 11 | 1 | 2012 | June 6, 2016 | ||||||
17th | Aron Gunnarsson | Cardiff City | Apr 22, 1989 | 63 | 2 | 2008 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
20th | Emil Hallfreðsson | Udinese Calcio | June 29, 1984 | 55 | 1 | 2005 | June 18, 2016 | 1 | |||||
attack | |||||||||||||
7th | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | Charlton Athletic | Oct. 27, 1990 | 51 | 4th | 2008 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
9 | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | FC Nantes | 14 Mar 1990 | 43 | 21st | 2010 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
11 | Alfreð Finnbogason | FC Augsburg | Feb. 1, 1989 | 36 | 8th | 2010 | June 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 | ||||
15th | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | May 25, 1992 | 25th | 2 | 2012 | June 27, 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||||
22nd | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Molde FK | Sep 15 1978 | 87 | 26th | 1996 | June 18, 2016 | 2 | |||||
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Lars Lagerbäck Heimir Hallgrímsson |
June 10, 1967 |
July 16, 1948 2011 2016 |
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Remarks:
Finals
Venues (green = won, yellow = balanced balance), district (blue) |
When the six final groups were drawn on December 12, 2015, Iceland was allocated to Pot 4 and group F with Portugal was drawn. Other opponents were Austria and Hungary. Iceland had a negative record against all three. There were only two games against Portugal in qualifying for the last European Championship , both of which were lost. There was one defeat and two draws against Austria before the European Championship, most recently on May 30, 2014. Against the Hungarians there were already three wins before the European Championship - in the 1990s - but seven defeats, most recently in August 2011. The Icelanders started with a 1-1 draw against Portugal, they also scored 1-1 against Hungary and won against Austria 2-1 with a goal in stoppage time. They finished second in the group and met England in the round of 16. There have only been two international matches against the English: in 1982 they separated 1: 1 in a friendly match, and in 2004 the Icelanders lost 6 1: 6 in a small tournament in which Japan still took part. Only record goal scorers Eiður Guðjohnsen and Wayne Rooney are in the two squads from that game . Rooney gave the English the lead after a few minutes with a penalty after a careless action by the Icelandic goalkeeper in the penalty area, but Ragnar Sigurðsson was able to equalize immediately. 12 minutes later Kolbeinn Sigþórsson scored the opening goal for Iceland, which the Icelanders defended until the end. After beating England, hosts France were the next opponents in the quarter-finals. Against the French there was no win in 11 games, with three draws and eight defeats. In the last game in May 2012 they lost after a 2-0 lead with 2: 3 by goals in the final minutes. The Icelanders fell 0-1 in the 12th minute and conceded three more goals before half-time. In the second half, they did not give up and pushed for the next goal. Although they were rewarded for their efforts by Kolbeinn Sigþórsson's second tournament goal, they conceded the fifth goal a few minutes later. After that they attacked again and had good chances to score. In the 84th minute, Birkir Bjarnason managed to correct the result again with his second goal in the tournament. After the game, the Icelanders were celebrated by their numerous fans in the stadium despite being eliminated. They were also celebrated when they returned to Iceland.
Iceland won 120 points and twelve places in the FIFA world rankings through the European Championship games and achieved its best place to date with 22nd place.
The winnings of the Icelanders became known through the so-called Viking Clap , a rhythmic clapping in which "Hu" is called.
Group stage
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6: 4 | +2 | 5 |
2. | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4: 3 | +1 | 5 |
3. | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 3 |
4th | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1: 4 | −3 | 1 |
Tue., June 14, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Saint-Étienne | |||
Portugal | - | Iceland | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
Sat., June 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Marseille | |||
Iceland | - | Hungary | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
Wed. June 22, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Saint-Denis | |||
Iceland | - | Austria | 2: 1 (1: 0) |
Knockout round
Round of 16 Mon., June 27, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Nice | |||
England | - | Iceland | 1: 2 (1: 2) |
Quarter-finals Sunday 3 July 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Saint-Denis | |||
France | - | Iceland | 5: 2 (4: 0) |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iceland wins in Kazakhstan . uefa.com, March 28, 2015, accessed June 15, 2016.
- ↑ FIFA World Ranking (August 14, 2014)
- ↑ FIFA World Ranking (October 1, 2015)
- ↑ FIFA World Ranking (December 3, 2015)
- ↑ Greece football team lost to Iceland 2: 3, 29 March 2016 . eu-football.info, accessed on June 15, 2016.
- ↑ Landslið: A karla - Lokahópur for EM 2016 . Icelandic Football Association website (ksi.is), May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Newcomers and long-running hits: Numbers - Numbers - Numbers: Albania is the biggest outsider among bookmakers , European Football Championship 2016, Paris, sid, June 10, 2016
- ↑ “UEFA EURO 2016 final draw” , uefa.com
- ↑ international football match results of England vs Iceland
- ↑ Balance Iceland vs. France
- ↑ France - Iceland 3: 2
- ↑ Florian Lütticke, Jens Marx: Homecoming of the heroes. In: saechsische.de. July 5, 2016, accessed April 13, 2020 .