Football World Cup 2018 / Iceland
Football World Cup 2018 : Iceland |
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Trainer | Heimir Hallgrímsson |
captain | Aron Gunnarsson |
Qualified as | Winner Europe Group I |
World rankings before the tournament |
22nd |
Tournament result | Out after the preliminary round |
Games won | 0 |
Games tie | 1 |
Games lost | 2 |
Gates | 2: 5 |
This article covers the Icelandic national soccer team at the 2018 soccer world cup . Iceland took part in the finals for the first time and, after participating in the European Championship in 2016, for the second time in a major football tournament. Iceland replaced Trinidad & Tobago as a World Cup country with the fewest inhabitants and with 334,000 inhabitants was the first World Cup participant with fewer than 1 million inhabitants.
qualification
The team qualified for the World Cup in Russia through the qualifying matches of the European football association UEFA .
Games
Iceland met in Group I against Croatia , the Ukraine , Turkey , Finland and Kosovo , which were subsequently assigned to the group after joining FIFA. In the ten encounters that resulted, the Icelandic team won seven. Once - in the first game - they drew and two games were lost. Iceland fought head-to-head with Croatia for a long time, but Ukraine and Turkey also had a chance of winning the group or at least second place before the last two games. The decisive factor was the Icelanders' victory in Turkey at the same time The Croatians lost points against Finland. This meant that the Icelanders had to secure the group victory in their own hands on the last day of the match against bottom group Kosovo. Ukraine then gambled away second place by losing to Croatia at home.
In total, national coach Heimir Hallgrímsson , who will be solely responsible for the post after the European Championship, deployed 22 players, 18 of whom were already in the European Championship squad . No qualified team could manage with fewer players. Three players - Birkir Már Sævarsson , Gylfi Sigurðsson and Ragnar Sigurðsson - were used in all ten games. The top scorers were Gylfi Sigurðsson with four and Alfreð Finnbogason with three goals, which he scored in the first three games. A total of eight Icelanders scored at least one goal, and they also benefited from an own goal by a Turkish player. The 16 goals are the lowest number among all European group winners.
date | Venue | host | guest | Result | Goal scorers for Iceland | |
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09/05/2016 | Kiev | Ukraine | - | Iceland | 1: 1 (1: 1) | Alfreð Finnbogason (5th) |
10/06/2016 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Finland | 3: 2 (1: 2) | Kári Árnason (37th), Alfreð Finnbogason (90th), Ragnar Sigurðsson (90 + 5th) |
10/09/2016 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Turkey | 2: 0 (2: 0) | Ömer Toprak (41st / own goal), Alfreð Finnbogason (44th) |
11/12/2016 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Iceland | 2: 0 (1: 0) | |
March 24, 2017 | Shkodra | Kosovo | - | Iceland | 1: 2 (0: 2) | Björn Sigurðarson (25th), Gylfi Sigurðsson (35th / penalty) |
06/11/2017 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Croatia | 1: 0 (0: 0) | Hörður Magnússon (90.) |
02.09.2017 | Tampere | Finland | - | Iceland | 1: 0 (1: 0) | |
05.09.2017 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Ukraine | 2: 0 (0: 0) | Gylfi Sigurðsson (47th, 66th) |
06.10.2017 | Eskişehir | Turkey | - | Iceland | 0: 3 (0: 2) | Jóhann Guðmundsson (32nd), Birkir Bjarnason (39th), Kári Árnason (49th) |
09.10.2017 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Kosovo | 2: 0 (1: 0) | Gylfi Sigurðsson (40.), Jóhann Guðmundsson (68.) |
Final table of the qualifying round
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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10 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 16: 7 | +9 | 22nd |
2. |
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10 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 15: 4 | +11 | 20th |
3. |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13: 9 | +4 | 17th |
4th |
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10 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 15th |
5. |
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9:13 | −4 | 9 |
6th |
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3:24 | −21 | 1 |
preparation
Games
date | Result | opponent | venue | Icelandic goal scorers |
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November 8, 2017 | 1: 2 | ![]() |
Doha | Kjartan Finnbogason |
November 14, 2017 | 1: 1 | ![]() |
Doha | Viðar Kjartansson |
January 11, 2018 | 6-0 | ![]() |
Sleman | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (30th), Kristján Finnbogason (47th), Óttar Magnús Karlsson (66th), Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson (69th), Hjörtur Hermannsson (80th), Hólmar Eyjólfsson (82nd) |
January 14, 2018 | 4: 1 | ![]() |
Jakarta | Albert Guðmundsson (45th, 66th / penalty, 72nd), Arnór Smárason (59th) |
23 March 2018 | 0: 3 |
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Santa Clara ( USA ) | |
March 27, 2018 | 1: 3 |
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Harrison ( USA ) | Jón Guðni Fjóluson (22.) |
2nd June 2018 | 2: 3 | ![]() |
Reykjavík | Alfreð Finnbogason (30th / penalty), Gylfi Sigurðsson (70.) |
7th June 2018 | 2: 2 | ![]() |
Reykjavík | Kári Árnason (6th), Alfreð Finnbogason (40th) |
Remarks:
- Teams in italics are not qualified for the World Cup
- In the games against Indonesia only Arnór Ingvi Traustason and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason were used from among the players who were used in the World Cup qualifiers.
Quarter
The team's quarters were the Resort Center Nadezhda in Gelendzhik , where the team trained in the Olymp Stadium.
Squad
The roster was announced on May 11th. In addition, a list of 12 reserve players was drawn up. Players marked with "*" were also in the squad for the European Championship 2016, the Icelanders' first tournament participation.
Item | No. | Surname | society | birth date |
International matches |
Länderspiel- gates |
debut | Last use | ![]() |
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goal | 12 | Frederik Schram |
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01/19/1995 | 4th | 0 | 2017 | 02.06.2018 | |||||
1 | Hannes Þór Halldórsson * |
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04/27/1984 | 49 | 0 | 2011 | 07.06.2018 | 3 | |||||
13 | Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson |
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02/18/1995 | 3 | 0 | 2017 | 03/23/2018 | ||||||
Defense | 23 | Ari Freyr Skúlason * |
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05/14/1987 | 56 | 0 | 2009 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | ||||
2 | Birkir Már Sævarsson * |
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11/11/1984 | 79 | 1 | 2007 | 03/27/2018 | 3 | 1 | ||||
15th | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson |
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08/06/1990 | 10 | 1 | 2012 | 07.06.2018 | ||||||
18th | Hörður Björgvin Magnússon * |
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02/11/1993 | 16 | 2 | 2014 | 02.06.2018 | 3 | |||||
14th | Kári Árnason * |
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10/13/1982 | 67 | 5 | 2005 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | |||||
6th | Ragnar Sigurðsson * |
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06/19/1986 | 77 | 3 | 2007 | 07.06.2018 | 3 | |||||
3 | Samúel Kári Friðjónsson |
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02/22/1996 | 4th | 0 | 2018 | 02.06.2018 | ||||||
5 | Sverrir Ingi Ingason * |
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08/05/1993 | 20th | 3 | 2014 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | |||||
midfield | 21st | Arnór Ingvi Traustason * |
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04/30/1993 | 19th | 5 | 2015 | 07.06.2018 | 1 | ||||
17th |
Aron Gunnarsson *![]() |
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04/22/1989 | 77 | 2 | 2008 | 03/23/2018 | 3 | |||||
8th | Birkir Bjarnason * |
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May 27, 1988 | 67 | 9 | 2010 | 07.06.2018 | 3 | |||||
20th | Emil Hallfreðsson * |
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06/29/1984 | 64 | 1 | 2005 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | 1 | ||||
10 | Gylfi Sigurðsson * |
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09/08/1989 | 56 | 17th | 2010 | 07.06.2018 ![]() |
3 | 1 | ||||
7th | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson * |
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October 27, 1990 | 67 | 6th | 2008 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | |||||
16 | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason |
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04/01/1983 | 36 | 1 | 2003 | 07.06.2018 | ||||||
19th | Rúrik Gíslason |
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02/25/1988 | 47 | 3 | 2009 | 07.06.2018 | 2 | |||||
Storm | 4th | Albert Guðmundsson |
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06/15/1997 | 5 | 3 | 2017 | 02.06.2018 | |||||
11 | Alfreð Finnbogason * |
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02/01/1989 | 47 | 13 | 2010 | 07.06.2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
9 | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson |
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02/26/1991 | 13 | 1 | 2011 | 07.06.2018 | 3 | |||||
22nd | Jón Daði Böðvarsson * |
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05/25/1992 | 38 | 2 | 2012 | 07.06.2018 | 1 | |||||
Trainer | Heimir Hallgrímsson | 06/10/1967 | 2016 |
Remarks:
- ↑ Numbers according to the official squad list
- ↑ Clubs in italics play in the season before or during the World Cup in the 2nd division of their country, M = champions in the World Cup year, P = cup winners in the World Cup year, ↑ = the club will play in the 1st division in the next season , ↓ = Club will play in the 2nd division for the next season
- ↑ a b Status: June 7, 2018
Finals
Group draw
Iceland's venues and quarters (blue / italic) |
For the draw of the qualifying groups on December 1st, Iceland was assigned to pot 3 and in group D they will face vice world champions Argentina , qualifying opponents Croatia and Nigeria . Iceland has played against Croatia six times so far, two games each in the qualifications for the 2006, 2014 and 2018 World Cups. The last one was won, before that four games were lost and one ended in a draw. There was a game against Nigeria that was won 3-0 in 1981. Iceland met Argentina for the first time at the World Cup.
Group stage / group D matches
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 9 |
2. |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 5 | −2 | 4th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 4 | −1 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 5 | −3 | 1 |
Saturday, June 16, 2018, 4:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. CEST) in Moscow (Spartak Stadium) | ||||
Argentina | - | Iceland | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
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Fri., June 22, 2018, 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. CEST) in Volgograd | ||||
Nigeria | - | Iceland | 2: 0 (0: 0) | |
Tue., June 26, 2018, 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CEST) in Rostov-on-Don | ||||
Iceland | - | Croatia | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ fifa.com: Iceland is having a huge party
- ↑ fifa.com: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Team Base Camps
- ↑ ksi.is: A karla - Hópurinn sem fer á HM í Rússlandi