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[[Image:IcelandvsSlovakia.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A friendly match between Iceland and [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], at the [[Laugardalsvöllur]] in [[Reykjavik]], [[Iceland]].]] |
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The '''Iceland national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Iceland]] and is controlled by the [[Football Association of Iceland]]. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition. |
The '''Iceland national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Iceland]] and is controlled by the [[Football Association of Iceland]]. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition. |
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Iceland were knocked out in the quarter finals of the 2001 [[Millennium Super Cup]] to a '''Chilean Football League XI''', this was following a 3-0 victory over hosts [[India]]. |
Iceland were knocked out in the quarter finals of the 2001 [[Millennium Super Cup]] to a '''Chilean Football League XI''', this was following a 3-0 victory over hosts [[India]]. |
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Perhaps its most notable match was a friendly against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] on 24 April 1996 in [[Tallinn]]. During the second half of this match, [[Eiður Guðjohnsen]] entered as a substitute for his father [[Arnór Guðjohnsen|Arnór]]. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match. Another landmark for Icelandic football was the 2–0 upset victory over [[Italy National Football Team|Italy]] in a friendly at [[Laugardalsvöllur]], 18 August 2004<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla?Leikur=66722| title=Leikskýrsla| date=2004-08-18| accessdate=2008-07-02| language=Icelandic}}</ref> with 20,204 fans in attendance, an Icelandic record.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ksi.is/english/| title=The Football Association of Iceland| accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> |
Perhaps its most notable match was a friendly against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] on 24 April 1996 in [[Tallinn]]. During the second half of this match, [[Eiður Guðjohnsen]] entered as a substitute for his father [[Arnór Guðjohnsen|Arnór]]. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match. Another landmark for Icelandic football was the 2–0 upset victory over [[Italy National Football Team|Italy]] in a friendly at [[Laugardalsvöllur]], 18 August 2004<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla?Leikur=66722| title=Leikskýrsla| date=2004-08-18| accessdate=2008-07-02| language=Icelandic}}</ref> with 20,204 fans in attendance, an Icelandic record.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ksi.is/english/| title=The Football Association of Iceland| accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> |
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==World Cup record== |
==World Cup record== |
Revision as of 01:09, 16 August 2009
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar | ||
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Association | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ólafur Jóhannesson | ||
Captain | Hermann Hreiðarsson | ||
Most caps | Rúnar Kristinsson (104) | ||
Top scorer | Eiður Guðjohnsen (23) | ||
Home stadium | Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík) | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 93 | ||
Highest | 37 (September 1994) | ||
Lowest | 117 (August 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Faroe Islands 0 – 1 Iceland (Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iceland 9 – 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Denmark 14 – 2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967) |
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition.
For the Euro 2004, Iceland were led by Ásgeir Sigurvinsson topping the group table for a while, with 4 wins and even held Germany to a 0–0 draw in Reykjavík, however both Germany and Scotland had a game in hand to them and both used them to their maximum potential, with Scotland beating Lithuania and Germany beat Scotland in Germany's penultimate game. Iceland failed to grind a result in their final game against Germany, and Scotland pipped them to a play-off place. Iceland have failed to match this since, finishing on just 4 points for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and 8 points from their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
Iceland were knocked out in the quarter finals of the 2001 Millennium Super Cup to a Chilean Football League XI, this was following a 3-0 victory over hosts India.
Perhaps its most notable match was a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn. During the second half of this match, Eiður 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. Another landmark for Icelandic football was the 2–0 upset victory over Italy in a friendly at Laugardalsvöllur, 18 August 2004[1] with 20,204 fans in attendance, an Icelandic record.[2]
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1950 – Did not enter
- 1954 – Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1958 – Did not qualify
- 1962 to 1970 – Did not enter
- 1974 to 2010 – Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 – Did not enter
- 1964 – Did not qualify
- 1968 – Did not enter
- 1972 – Did not enter
- 1976 to 2008 – Did not qualify
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 9
Norway | 2 – 2 | Iceland |
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Iversen 36', 50' | Helguson 39' Guðjohnsen 69' |
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
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Mathijsen 15' Huntelaar 64' |
Iceland | 1 – 0 | Macedonia |
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Gunnarsson 16' |
Scotland | 2 – 1 | Iceland |
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McCormack 39' Fletcher 65' |
I.Sigurðsson 54' |
Iceland | 1 – 2 | Netherlands |
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K. Sigurðsson 87' | Report | de Jong 8' van Bommel 15' |
North Macedonia | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
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Stojkov 10' Ivanovski 86' |
Report |
Current Squad
Called up for the World cup qualifying games against Holland on 6 June 2009 and Macedonia on 10 June 2010
^ Misses game vs Macedonia through suspension
Recent call-ups
The following players have all recently been called up to the Iceland squad. Bracket shows last call-up time.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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MF | Davíð Þór Viðarsson (WC 2010 qual. vs. Malta, 19 October 2008) | 24 April 1984 | 6 | 0 | FH | |
FW | Guðmundur Steinarsson (WC 2010 qual. vs. Malta, 19 October 2008) | 20 September 1979 | 3 | 0 | Vaduz | |
FW | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (WC 2010 qual. vs. Malta, 19 October 2008) | 21 March 1980 | 25 | 3 | Nancy |
Notable results
Date | Home | Result | Away |
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11 June 1977 | Iceland | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
24 September 1980 | Turkey | 1–3 | Iceland |
9 September 1987 | Iceland | 2–1 | Norway |
17 July 1991 | Iceland | 5–1 | Turkey |
25 September 1991 | Iceland | 2–0 | Spain |
19 August 1998 | Iceland | 4–1 | Latvia |
5 September 1998 | Iceland | 1–1 | France |
14 October 1998 | Iceland | 1–0 | Russia |
1 September 2001 | Iceland | 3–1 | Czech Republic |
19 October 2003 | Iceland | 0–0 | Mexico |
18 August 2004 | Iceland | 2–0 | Italy |
17 August 2005 | Iceland | 4–1 | South Africa |
2 September 2006 | Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Iceland |
8 September 2007 | Iceland | 1–1 | Spain |
12 September 2007 | Iceland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
Most capped Icelandic players
As of 7 June 2009, the ten players with the most caps for Iceland are:
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Rúnar Kristinsson | 1987-2004 | 104 | 3 |
2 | Hermann Hreiðarsson* | 1996- | 85 | 5 |
3 | Guðni Bergsson | 1984-2003 | 80 | 1 |
4 | Birkir Kristinsson | 1988-2004 | 74 | 0 |
5 | Arnór Guðjohnsen | 1979-1997 | 73 | 14 |
6 | Ólafur Þórðarson | 1984-1996 | 72 | 5 |
7 | Arnar Grétarsson* | 1991-2004 | 71 | 2 |
8 | Atli Eðvaldsson | 1976-1991 | 70 | 9 |
9 | Sævar Jónsson | 1980-1992 | 69 | 1 |
= | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson* | 1997- | 69 | 4 |
- denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Top Icelandic goalscorers
As of 7 June 2009, List of leading goalscorers for the Icelandic national football team:
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps |
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1 | Eiður Guðjohnsen* | 1996- | 23 | 58 |
2 | Ríkharður Jónsson | 1947-65 | 17 | 33 |
3 | Ríkharður Daðason | 1991-2003 | 14 | 44 |
= | Arnór Guðjohnsen | 1979-97 | 14 | 73 |
5 | Þórður Guðjónsson* | 1993-2004 | 13 | 58 |
6 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson* | 1997- | 12 | 42 |
7 | Pétur Pétursson | 1978-90 | 11 | 41 |
= | Matthías Hallgrímsson | 1968-77 | 11 | 45 |
9 | Helgi Sigurðsson* | 1993- | 10 | 63 |
= | Eyjólfur Sverrisson | 1990-2001 | 10 | 66 |
the * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
National coaches
The first four national coaches (1946-9) only managed the team for a single game.
- Frederick Steele & Murdo McDougall (1946)
- Roland Bergström (1947)
- Joe Devene (1948)
- Fritz Buchloh - (1949)
- Óli B. Jónsson (1951)
- Franz Köhler (1953)
- Karl Guðmundsson (1954-6)
- Alexander Wier (1957)
- Óli B. Jónsson (1958)
- Karl Guðmundsson (1959)
- Óli B. Jónasson (1960)
- Karl Guðmundsson (1961)
- Ríkharður Jónsson - (1962)
- Karl Guðmundsson (1963-6)
- Reynir Karlsson (1967)
- Walter Pfeiffer (1968)
- Ríkharður Jónsson (1969-71)
- Duncan McDowell (1972)
- Eggert Jóhannesson (1972)
- Henning Enoksen (1973)
- Tony Knapp - (1974-7)
- Jurí Ilitchev (1978-9)
- Guðni Kjartansson (1980-1)
- Jóhannes Atlason (1982-3)
- Tony Knapp (1984-5)
- Siegfried Held (1986-9)
- Guðni Kjartansson (1989)
- Bo Johansson (1990-1)
- Ásgeir Elíasson (1991-5)
- Logi Ólafsson - (1996-7)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (1997-9)
- Atli Eðvaldsson (2000-3)
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson & Logi Ólafsson (2003-5)
- Eyjólfur Sverrisson (2006-7)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson (2007-?)
References
- ^ "Leikskýrsla" (in Icelandic). 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "The Football Association of Iceland". Retrieved 2008-07-02.