Iceland national football team facts for kids

Iceland

Association	Football Association of Iceland
Confederation	UEFA
Coach	Lars Lagerbäck & Heimir Hallgrímsson
Most caps	Rúnar Kristinsson (104)
Top scorer	Eiður Guðjohnsen (26)
FIFA ranking	34 (June 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	0

Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland.

Competitive record

Before 2016, Iceland had never qualified for any major tournament. They got close in 2013, but lost to Croatia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup play-offs.

UEFA Euro 2016

They qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016 after finishing as runners-up in their qualification group. They went on to finish at 2nd place in their group during the group stage, and went on to face England in the round of 16. Even though they were the obvious underdogs, they beat England 2−1 with goals from Ragnar Sigurðsson and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson. Their momentum ended when they lost to France 5−2 after being down 4−0 at halftime.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

14 June 2016
Portugal	1 − 1	Iceland
18 June 2016
Iceland	1 − 1	Hungary
22 June 2016
Iceland	2 − 1	Austria

Round of 16

27 June 2016
England	1 − 2	Iceland

Quarter-finals

3 July 2016
France	5 − 2	Iceland

Squad

UEFA Euro 2016

The squad for the UEFA Euro 2016:

No. Position Player 1 GK Hannes Halldórsson 12 GK Ögmundur Kristinsson 13 GK Ingvar Jónsson 2 DF Birkir Sævarsson 3 DF Haukur Hauksson 4 DF Hjörtur Hermannsson 5 DF Sverrir Ingason 6 DF Ragnar Sigurðsson 14 DF Kári Árnason 19 DF Hörður Magnússon 23 DF Ari Skúlason 7 MF Jóhann Guðmundsson 8 MF Birkir Bjarnason 10 MF Gylfi Sigurðsson 16 MF Rúnar Sigurjónsson 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 18 MF Theódór Bjarnason 20 MF Emil Hallfreðsson 21 MF Arnór Traustason 22 MF Eiður Guðjohnsen 9 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 11 FW Alfreð Finnbogason 15 FW Jón Böðvarsson

Most appearances

As of 3 July 2016

Rank	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Rúnar Kristinsson	1987–2004	104	3
2	Hermann Hreiðarsson	1996–2011	89	5
3	Eiður Guðjohnsen	1996–	88	26
4	Guðni Bergsson	1984–2003	80	1
5	Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson	1997–2009	74	4
	Birkir Kristinsson	1988–2004	74	0
7	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979–1997	73	14
8	Ólafur Þórðarson	1984–1996	72	5
9	Arnar Grétarsson	1991–2004	71	2
	Árni Gautur Arason	1998–2010	71	0
11	Atli Eðvaldsson	1976–1991	70	8
12	Sævar Jónsson	1980–1992	69	1
13	Marteinn Geirsson	1971–1982	67	8
14	Eyjólfur Sverrisson	1990–2001	66	10
15	Sigurður Jónsson	1983–1999	65	3
	Indriði Sigurðsson	2000–2014	65	2
17	Aron Gunnarsson	2008–	64	2
18	Helgi Sigurðsson	1993–2008	62	10
	Birkir Már Sævarsson	2007–	62	1
20	Ragnar Sigurðsson	2007–	61	2

Top scorers

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is the current top scorer.

As of 3 July 2016

Rank	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	GPG
1	Eiður Guðjohnsen	1996–	26	88	0.30
2	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	2010–	22	44	0.50
3	Ríkharður Jónsson	1947–1965	17	33	0.52
4	Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson	2010–	14	44	0.32
	Ríkharður Daðason	1991–2004	14	44	0.32
	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979–1997	14	73	0.19
7	Þórður Guðjónsson	1993–2004	13	58	0.22
8	Tryggvi Guðmundsson	1997–2008	12	42	0.29
	Heiðar Helguson	1999–2011	12	55	0.22
10	Pétur Pétursson	1978–1990	11	41	0.27
	Matthías Hallgrímsson	1968–1977	11	45	0.24
12	Helgi Sigurðsson	1993–2008	10	62	0.16
	Eyjólfur Sverrisson	1990–2001	10	66	0.15
14	Þórður Þ. Þórðarson	1951–1958	9	16	0.56
	Teitur Þórðarson	1972–1985	9	41	0.22
16	Guðmundur Steinsson	1980–1988	8	19	0.42
	Alfreð Finnbogason	2010-	8	37	0.22
	Sigurður Grétarsson	1980–1992	8	46	0.17
	Marteinn Geirsson	1971–1982	8	67	0.12
	Atli Eðvaldsson	1976–1991	8	70	0.11