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Iceland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys)
Association Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)
Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Arnar Viðarsson
Captain Aron Gunnarsson
Most caps Birkir Bjarnason (113)
Top scorer Eiður Guðjohnsen
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (26)
Home stadium Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code ISL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 38 Decrease 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest 18 (February–March 2018)
Lowest 131 (April–June 2012)
Elo ranking
Current 47 Decrease 26 (3 March 2019)
Highest 19 (October 2017)
Lowest 128 (August 1973)
First international
Unofficial
 Faroe Islands 0–1 Iceland 
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930)
Official
 Iceland 0–3 Denmark 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 July 1946)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Iceland 9–0 Faroe Islands 
(Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985)
Official
 Iceland 5–0 Malta 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 27 July 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 14–2 Iceland 
(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)
Website ksi.is

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. They drew with Argentina in their opening match, but nonetheless still went out in the group stage.

History

20th century

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

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

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. 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.

21st century

2018 World Cup Iceland1
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. As a result, they failed to qualify for a playoff spot.

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.

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

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. During the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd. 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. 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. However, they were eliminated by host nation France in the quarter-finals, 5–2.

Iceland national football team World Cup 2018
World Cup team 2018.

2018 World Cup

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. Iceland were drawn to play Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria in a group that was considered by many as the "group of death". Despite a challenging group, Iceland were tipped to advance from the group by several journalist websites, based on their impressive performance in Euro 2016. Their maiden match at the World Cup was against 2014 runners-up Argentina, with Iceland surprisingly holding Argentina to a 1–1 draw. 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. 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.

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, 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.

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. Manager Erik Hamrén ultimately resigned, following their poor performance that year.

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 Armenia (0–2). ..... The cases also led to the resignation of several senior officials of the Icelandic Football Association, including its president. 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.

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Team image

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.

Iceland's supporters became known for using 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 F.C. Iceland's Viking Clap first received wider international attention during the Euro 2016.

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
England Umbro 1975
Germany Adidas 1976–1991
Italy ABM 1992–1996
Germany Reusch 1996–2001
Italy Erreà 2002–2020
Germany Puma 2020–

Results and fixtures

Main page: Iceland national football team results (2020–present)

      Win       Draw       Loss

2022

2023

Coaching staff

See also: List of Iceland national football team managers
Position Name
Head coach Iceland Arnar Viðarsson
Assistant coach Iceland Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson
Technical advisor Iceland Bjarni Jakobsson
Training coach Iceland Birkir Eyjólfsson
Fitness coach Iceland Ari Þór Örlygsson
First-Team Doctor Iceland Jóhannes Rúnarsson
Goalkeeper coach Iceland Halldór Björnsson
Physiotherapist Iceland Sverrir Sigþórsson

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Estonia and Sweden on 8 January 2023 and 12 January 2023 respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2022, after the match against Latvia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Frederik Schram (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) 6 0 Iceland Valur
1GK Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Sweden Elfsborg
1GK Patrik Gunnarsson (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Norway Viking
2DF Victor Pálsson (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 32) 31 1 United States D.C. United
2DF Davíð Kristján Ólafsson (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 28) 11 0 Sweden Kalmar
2DF Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 29) 7 0 Iceland Breiðablik
2DF Damir Muminovic (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 33) 4 0 Iceland Breiðablik
2DF Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 4 0 Sweden Häcken
2DF Róbert Orri Þorkelsson (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Canada Montréal
3MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 30) 44 5 Sweden Norrköping
3MF Arnór Sigurðsson (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24) 25 2 Sweden Norrköping
3MF Aron Sigurðarson (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 30) 6 2 Denmark Horsens
3MF Júlíus Magnússon (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25) 3 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
3MF Viktor Örlygur Andrason (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
3MF Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Iceland Breiðablik
3MF Kristall Máni Ingason (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Norway Rosenborg
3MF Aron Bjarnason (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Sweden Sirius
3MF Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Belgium Beerschot
4FW Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 25) 17 1 Sweden Elfsborg
4FW Andri Guðjohnsen (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 12 2 Sweden Norrköping
4FW Ísak Þorvaldsson (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Norway Rosenborg
4FW Danijel Djuric (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík

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
GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) 20 0 Turkey Alanyaspor v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
GK Elías Rafn Ólafsson (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Denmark Midtjylland v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
GK Sindri Kristinn Ólafsson (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Iceland FH v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
GK Ingvar Jónsson (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 34) 8 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík v.  San Marino, 9 June 2022 INJ
GK Jökull Andrésson (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 22) 1 0 England Reading v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) 44 2 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
DF Sverrir Ingi Ingason (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 30) 40 3 Greece PAOK v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
DF Alfons Sampsted (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 14 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
DF Daníel Leó Grétarsson (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) 12 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
DF Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Norway Sogndal v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
DF Logi Tómasson (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
DF Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Sweden Öster v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
DF Viktor Örn Margeirsson (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Iceland Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
DF Hjörtur Hermannsson (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 25 1 Italy Pisa v.  Albania, 27 September 2022
DF Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) 14 2 Norway Vålerenga v.  Israel, 13 June 2022
DF Atli Barkarson (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Denmark SønderjyskE v.  Israel, 13 June 2022
DF Ari Leifsson (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Norway Strømsgodset v.  Israel, 13 June 2022
DF Guðmundur Þórarinsson (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) 12 0 Greece OFI Crete v.  Finland, 26 March 2022 INJ
DF Ísak Ólafsson (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Denmark Esbjerg v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Finnur Tómas Pálmason (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Iceland KR v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Birkir Bjarnason (vice-captain) (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 35) 113 15 Turkey Adana Demirspor v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Aron Gunnarsson (Captain) (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 34) 100 2 Qatar Al-Arabi v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33) 82 8 England Burnley v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) 24 4 Belgium OH Leuven v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Mikael Anderson (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) 18 2 Denmark AGF v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Aron Elís Þrándarson (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29) 17 1 Denmark OB v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) 17 3 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Þórir Jóhann Helgason (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 23) 16 2 Italy Lecce v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 25) 15 1 Denmark Silkeborg v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Mikael Egill Ellertsson (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22) 10 0 Italy Spezia v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Latvia, 19 November 2022
MF Viktor Karl Einarsson (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Iceland Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
MF Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Italy Venezia v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
MF Jónatan Ingi Jónsson (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Norway Sogndal v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
MF Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Norway Sogndal v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
MF Daníel Hafsteinsson (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Iceland KA v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
MF Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 26) 33 6 Italy Genoa v.  Israel, 13 June 2022
MF Willum Þór Willumsson (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles v.  Israel, 2 June 2022 INJ
MF Andri Baldursson (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Netherlands NEC v.  Spain, 29 March 2022
MF Viðar Ari Jónsson (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Hungary Honvéd v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Alex Þór Hauksson (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24) 4 0 Sweden Öster v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Gísli Eyjólfsson (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 29) 4 0 Iceland Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
FW Óttar Magnús Karlsson (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) 11 2 United States Oakland Roots v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
FW Jason Daði Svanþórsson (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) 3 0 Iceland Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 11 November 2022
FW Alfreð Finnbogason (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35) 63 15 Denmark Lyngby v.  Albania, 27 September 2022
FW Hólmbert Friðjónsson (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 30) 6 2 Norway Lillestrøm v.  Israel, 2 June 2022 WD
FW Jón Daði Böðvarsson (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31) 64 4 England Bolton Wanderers v.  Spain, 29 March 2022
FW Brynjólfur Willumsson (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Norway Kristiansund v.  Uganda, 12 January 2022 INJ

INJ Withdrew due to injury
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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Previous squads

Records

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Players in bold are still active with Iceland.

Most caps

Birkir Bjarnason 2018
Birkir Bjarnason is Iceland's all-time most capped with 113 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Birkir Bjarnason 113 15 2010–present
2 Rúnar Kristinsson 104 3 1987–2004
3 Birkir Már Sævarsson 103 3 2007–2021
4 Aron Einar Gunnarsson 100 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 82 8 2008–present

Top goalscorers

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (left) and Eiður Guðjohnsen jointly hold the record for top goalscorers in the history of Iceland with 26 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
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 15 113 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

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see Iceland national football team head to head.

FIFA World Cup

Main page: Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 6 26
Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 29
Argentina 1978 6 1 0 5 2 12
Spain 1982 8 2 2 4 10 21
Mexico 1986 6 1 0 5 4 10
Italy 1990 8 1 4 3 6 11
United States 1994 8 3 2 3 7 6
France 1998 10 2 3 5 11 16
South Korea Japan 2002 10 4 1 5 14 20
Germany 2006 10 1 1 8 14 27
South Africa 2010 8 1 2 5 7 13
Brazil 2014 12 5 3 4 17 17
Russia 2018 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 10 7 1 2 16 7
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify 10 2 3 5 12 18
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 1/22 3 0 1 2 2 5 — 116 30 22 64 128 233

UEFA European Championship

Main page: Iceland at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
Italy 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 3 8
Italy 1980 8 0 0 8 2 21
France 1984 8 1 1 6 3 13
West Germany 1988 8 2 2 4 4 14
Sweden 1992 8 2 0 6 7 10
England 1996 8 1 2 5 3 12
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 4 3 3 12 7
Portugal 2004 8 4 1 3 11 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 2 2 8 10 27
Poland Ukraine 2012 8 1 1 6 6 14
France 2016 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 8 9 10 6 2 2 17 6
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 12 7 1 4 17 14
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 1/16 5 2 2 1 8 9 108 31 18 59 98 160

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 A 2 4 0 0 4 1 13 Same position 12th
2020–21 A 2 6 0 0 6 3 17 Fall 16th
2022–23 B 2 4 0 4 0 6 6 Same position 23rd
2024–25 B To be determined
Total 14 0 4 10 10 36 12th

Honours

  • Baltic Cup
    • 1 Champions (1): 2022
  • Greenland Cup
    • 1 Champions (2): 1980, 1984
  • China Cup
    • 2 Runners-up (1): 2017

FIFA ranking history

Source:

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
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

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