Iceland men's national football team

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The Iceland men's national football team (Template:Langx) 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 a UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is Strákarnir okkar, which means Our Boys in Icelandic.

The team 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 reaching 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 ever to clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the 2018 tournament on 9 October 2017.[1] They drew with Argentina in their opening match, but went out in the group stage.[2][3]

History

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20th century

Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912,[4] the country's first international match was played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands.[5] Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA.[6] The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 17 July 1946, a 0–3 loss to their future rivals Denmark.[7] The first international victory was against Finland in 1947.[8] 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.[5] In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins, conceding 26 goals.[5]

In 1980, Iceland won the first edition of the friendly tournament known as the Greenland Cup.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

21st century

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Iceland national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

In qualification for Euro 2004, Iceland finished third in their group, one point behind Scotland.[12] As a result, they failed to qualify for a playoff spot.[13]

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.[14]

In 2014, Iceland almost secured qualification for their first World Cup.[15] Finishing second in Group D, they played Croatia in a two-leg playoff for qualification.[16][17] After holding them to a 0–0 draw in the home leg, they lost 2–0 away.[18]

Euro 2016

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.[19][20][21][22] During the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd.[23][24] 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.[25] 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.[26] However, they were eliminated by host nation France in the quarter-finals, 5–2.[27]

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World Cup team 2018

2018 World Cup

Iceland qualified for the 2018 World Cup, their first ever appearance in the world championship and second major tournament overall, 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.[28] Iceland were drawn to play Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria in a group that was considered by many as the "group of death".[29][30] Despite a challenging group, Iceland were tipped to advance from the group by several journalist websites, based on their impressive performance in Euro 2016.[31] Their maiden match at the World Cup was against 2014 runners-up Argentina, with Iceland holding Argentina to a 1–1 draw.[32][33] 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 Sigurðsson, putting Iceland in position to play a decisive match against already qualified Croatia.[34][35] Iceland lost to Croatia in their final group game and were eliminated; and because Argentina won against Nigeria, Iceland finished bottom of the group with a single point.[36][37]

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

After Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, Iceland participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, in which they were in Group 2 of League A with Switzerland and Belgium. Many of Iceland's international matches in this competition were undermined by the repeated absence of some of their key players, often due to injury. Iceland lost all four games and faced relegation to League B,[38] but due to a rule change by UEFA, Iceland was not relegated to League B for the 2020–2021 edition.

Euro 2020 qualifiers

In group H of the Euro qualifiers with the world champions France, Turkey, Albania, Andorra and Moldova. Iceland lost both 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 the away match against Albania 4–2, though achieved a win and a draw against Turkey. Iceland finished third behind France and Turkey and advanced to the playoffs, where they defeated Romania 2–1. On 12 November 2020, in their playoff game against Hungary, Iceland nearly secured qualification for Euro 2020, having led 1–0 for most of the match, thanks to a direct free kick by Gylfi Sigurðsson. However, Hungary scored two goals in under five minutes, the first in the 88th minute by Loïc Nego and the second in the second minute of added time by Dominik Szoboszlai, proving to be the winner, thereby securing qualification at Iceland's expense.[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]

2022 World Cup qualifiers

Iceland also had a poor start to 2022 World Cup qualifiers, suffering two defeats at the beginning of the tournament, away against Germany (0–3) and more surprisingly in Armenia (0–2). 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 both Kolbeinn Sigþórsson and Gylfi Sigurðsson 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] In the aftermath of these affairs, Iceland lost against Romania (0–2), drew against North Macedonia (2–2), and suffered a heavy loss against Germany (0–4); these results left Iceland in second-to-last place in Group J with four matches remaining. In the two October games, Iceland drew against Armenia (1–1) and defeated Liechtenstein (4–0). Despite these results, along with an away draw against Romania (0–0), Iceland was mathematically eliminated with one day remaining, being unable to recover enough points to reach second place.

This run of poor results has been attributed to several factors, both sporting and extra-sporting: the late generational renewal, a process partly hampered by a limited pool of footballers due to Iceland's demographics; the questionable tactical choices of the new 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.[45][46]

Euro 2024 qualifiers

The Euro 2024 qualifiers have also got off to a poor start in terms of results, with just one win and 3 defeats after 4 matches and a provisional penultimate place. Iceland were swept aside in Bosnia (0–3), before recording the biggest official victory in their history against Liechtenstein (7–0). Following a long series of poor results, Icelandic coach Arnar Viðarsson was sacked[47] and replaced by Norwegian Åge Hareide. Under the new coach and after two away games, Iceland hosted Slovakia and Portugal, but both matches ended in defeat. First, Strákarnir okkar lost to the Slovaks (1–2) after a crude defensive error with a direct clearance to Tomáš Suslov, who scored Slovakia's 2nd goal when the teams were level. Iceland then put in a better performance than in their previous matches against group favourites Portugal, demonstrating excellent tactical organization and keeping the Lusitanians at bay for long periods. However, a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo on his 200th appearance for Portugal, initially disallowed but then validated by VAR at the very end of normal time, sealed Portugal's victory (0–1), shortly after the Nordic side had been reduced to 10 men following a second yellow card for Willum Þór Willumsson. Iceland finished 4th in their group with a disappointing record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats, but were eligible for the play-offs thanks to their performance in the Nations League. In the semi-final of the Path B play-offs, Iceland set a benchmark against a top 100 FIFA team for the first time in several years by brushing aside Israel 4–1, thanks to a hat-trick from Albert Guðmundsson, while Israel finished the match with 10 men and missed a penalty to equalise. In the decisive match against Ukraine, Iceland opened the scoring through Albert Guðmundsson and led at half-time, but conceded 2 goals in the second half and lost (1–2) in a similar fashion to the previous Euro play-off lost in Budapest against the Hungarians.

Iceland then had a complicated 2024–2025 Nations League, as they were relegated to League C for the next edition, despite having started in the highest League (League A) for the first 2 seasons. Strákarnir okkar finished 3rd in their group, just ahead of Montenegro, whom they beat 2–0 on each occasion, but suffered 3 heavy defeats (against Wales away and twice against Turkey) and a home draw against the Welsh. Iceland's penultimate place in the group means they are eligible for the 2024–2025 Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs, where they face Kosovo, who finished 2nd in their League C group. Iceland lost the first leg 1–2 in Pristina and had to turn the tie around in the home leg, which was actually played on neutral ground at the Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia, Spain,[48] due to renovation work at Laugardalsvöllur, Iceland's only stadium to UEFA standards.[49] Deprived of this advantage and reduced to 10 men during the match, they lost again 1–3 (2–5 on aggregate) and failed to maintain their place in League B.

Team image

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Laugardalsvöllur, Iceland's national football stadium

The national team uses blue as the home colours and white as their second colours; their crest features stylized imagery of Iceland's four landvættir (guardian spirits) 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 had used a team crest which featured a shield-type symbol which consisted of the abbreviation of the Football Association of Iceland in Icelandic (KSI), stripes in the colors of the Flag of Iceland, and a football.[50][51]

Iceland's supporters became known for using the Viking Thunder Clap chant in the mid-2010s, which involves fans clapping their hands above their heads and yelling "huh!" to the beat of a drum; the tradition originates from Scottish club Motherwell. Iceland's Viking Clap first received wider international attention during Euro 2016.[52]

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)

Kit provider Period
Template:Flagicon Umbro 1975
Template:Flagicon Adidas 1976–1991
Template:Flagicon ABM 1992–1996
Template:Flagicon Reusch 1996–2001
Template:Flagicon Erreà 2002–2020
Template:Flagicon Puma 2020–

Results and fixtures

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Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Davíð Snorri Jónasson[53]
Technical advisor Template:Flagicon Bjarni Jakobsson
Training coach Template:Flagicon Birkir Eyjólfsson
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Ari Þór Örlygsson
First-Team Doctor Template:Flagicon Jóhannes Rúnarsson
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Halldór Björnsson
Athletic coach Template:Flagicon Arnór Snær Guðmundsson
Physiotherapist Template:Flagicon Sverrir Sigþórsson

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendlies on 6 and 10 June 2025 against Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.[54]

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Northern Ireland.[55]

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Iceland squad in the last twelve months. <templatestyles src="National football squad start/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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Records

As of 10 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[56][57]
Players in bold are still active with Iceland.

Most appearances

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Birkir Bjarnason is Iceland's all-time most capped player with 113 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Birkir Bjarnason 113 15 2010–2022
2 Aron Gunnarsson 107 5 2008–present
3 Rúnar Kristinsson 104 3 1987–2004
4 Birkir Már Sævarsson 103 3 2007–2021
5 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 99 8 2008–present
6 Ragnar Sigurðsson 97 5 2007–2020
7 Kári Árnason 90 6 2005–2021
8 Hermann Hreiðarsson 89 5 1996–2011
9 Eiður Guðjohnsen 88 26 1996–2016
10 Gylfi Sigurðsson 83 27 2010–present
Ari Freyr Skúlason 83 0 2009–2021

Top goalscorers

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Gylfi Sigurðsson is Iceland's all-time top scorer with 27 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Gylfi Sigurðsson 27 83 0.33 2010–present
2 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 26 64 0.41 2010–2021
Eiður Guðjohnsen 26 88 0.3 1996–2016
4 Alfreð Finnbogason 18 73 0.25 2010–2023
5 Ríkharður Jónsson 17 33 0.52 1947–1965
6 Birkir Bjarnason 15 113 0.13 2010–2022
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

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1930 to Template:Flagicon 1950 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1958 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 6 26
Template:Flagicon 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 29
Template:Flagicon 1978 6 1 0 5 2 12
Template:Flagicon 1982 8 2 2 4 10 21
Template:Flagicon 1986 6 1 0 5 4 10
Template:Flagicon 1990 8 1 4 3 6 11
Template:Flagicon 1994 8 3 2 3 7 6
Template:Flagicon 1998 10 2 3 5 11 16
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 10 4 1 5 14 20
Template:Flagicon 2006 10 1 1 8 14 27
Template:Flagicon 2010 8 1 2 5 7 13
Template:Flagicon 2014 12 5 3 4 17 17
Template:Flagicon 2018 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 10 7 1 2 16 7
Template:Flagicon 2022 Did not qualify 10 2 3 5 12 18
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030
Template:Flagicon 2034
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UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />PldScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />WScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />LScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GFScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Squad <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />PldScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />WScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />LScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GFScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Flagicon 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
Template:Flagicon 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1976 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 3 8
Template:Flagicon 1980 8 0 0 8 2 21
Template:Flagicon 1984 8 1 1 6 3 13
Template:Flagicon 1988 8 2 2 4 4 14
Template:Flagicon 1992 8 2 0 6 7 10
Template:Flagicon 1996 8 1 2 5 3 12
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 10 4 3 3 12 7
Template:Flagicon 2004 8 4 1 3 11 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 12 2 2 8 10 27
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 8 1 1 6 6 14
Template:Flagicon 2016 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 8 9 Squad 10 6 2 2 17 6
Template:Flagicon 2020 Did not qualify 12 7 1 4 17 14
Template:Flagicon 2024 12 4 1 7 22 19
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2032
Total Quarter-finals 1/14 5 2 2 1 8 9 – 110 35 19 66 120 179

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />PldScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />WScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />LScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GFScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />P/RScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rank
2018–19 A 2 4 0 0 4 1 13 Template:Same position 12th
2020–21 A 2 6 0 0 6 3 17 Template:Fall 16th
2022–23 B 2 4 0 4 0 6 6 Template:Same position 23rd
2024–25 B 4 8 2 1 5 12 18 Template:Fall 27th
Total 22 2 5 15 22 54 12th

Honours

Regional

Friendly

FIFA ranking history

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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 2022 2023 2024
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 63 71 70

See also

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Notes

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External links

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