Iceland national football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Iceland

Nickname(s)	Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys)
Association	Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Erik Hamrén
Captain	Aron Gunnarsson
Most caps	Rúnar Kristinsson (104)
Top scorer	Eiður Guðjohnsen (26)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	38 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest	18 (February–March 2018)
Lowest	131 (April–June 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	47 26 (3 March 2019)
Highest	19 (October 2017)
Lowest	128 (August 1973)
First international
Unofficial: Faroe Islands 0–1 Iceland (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)

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Hannes Þór Halldórsson	27 April 1984 (1984-04-27)	57	0	Qarabağ
	1GK	Ögmundur Kristinsson	19 June 1989 (1989-06-19)	15	0	AEL
	1GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)	5	0	Dijon
	2DF	Birkir Már Sævarsson	11 November 1984 (1984-11-11)	86	1	Valur
	2DF	Kári Árnason	13 October 1982 (1982-10-13)	73	6	Gençlerbirliği
	2DF	Ari Freyr Skúlason	14 May 1987 (1987-05-14)	62	0	Lokeren
	2DF	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	5 August 1993 (1993-08-05)	26	3	Rostov
	2DF	Hörður Björgvin Magnússon	11 February 1993 (1993-02-11)	23	2	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Eggert Jónsson	18 August 1988 (1988-08-18)	20	0	SønderjyskE
	2DF	Jón Guðni Fjóluson	10 April 1989 (1989-04-10)	15	1	Krasnodar
	2DF	Hjörtur Hermannsson	8 February 1995 (1995-02-08)	8	1	Brøndby
	2DF	Guðmundur Þórarinsson	26 April 1992 (1992-04-26)	3	0	IFK Norrköping
	3MF	Aron Gunnarsson (Captain)	22 April 1989 (1989-04-22)	81	2	Cardiff City
	3MF	Rúrik Gíslason	25 February 1988 (1988-02-25)	53	3	SV Sandhausen
	3MF	Arnór Ingvi Traustason	30 April 1993 (1993-04-30)	25	5	Malmö
	3MF	Victor Pálsson	30 April 1991 (1991-04-30)	10	0	Zürich
	3MF	Samúel Friðjónsson	22 February 1996 (1996-02-22)	5	0	Vålerenga
	3MF	Arnór Sigurðsson	15 May 1999 (1999-05-15)	2	0	CSKA Moscow
	4FW	Alfreð Finnbogason	1 February 1989 (1989-02-01)	52	15	FC Augsburg
	4FW	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	14 March 1990 (1990-03-14)	48	23	Nantes
	4FW	Albert Guðmundsson	15 June 1997 (1997-06-15)	10	3	AZ
	4FW	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)	3	1	Helsingborg
	4FW	Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson	26 November 1998 (1998-11-26)	1	0	Vendsyssel

Most appearances

As of 26 June 2018

Rank	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Rúnar Kristinsson	1987–2004	104	3
2	Hermann Hreiðarsson	1996–2011	89	5
3	Eiður Guðjohnsen	1996–2016	88	26
4	Birkir Már Sævarsson	2007–	82	1
5	Guðni Bergsson	1984–2003	80	1
	Ragnar Sigurðsson	2007–	80	3
	Aron Einar Gunnarsson	2008–	80	2
8	Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson	1997–2009	74	4
	Birkir Kristinsson	1988–2004	74	0
10	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979–1997	73	14
11	Ólafur Þórðarson	1984–1996	72	5
12	Arnar Grétarsson	1991–2004	71	2
	Árni Gautur Arason	1998–2010	71	0
14	Atli Eðvaldsson	1976–1991	70	8
	Birkir Bjarnason	2010–	70	9
16	Sævar Jónsson	1980–1992	69	1
	Kári Árnason	2005–	69	5
	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson	2008–	69	7
19	Marteinn Geirsson	1971–1982	67	8
20	Eyjólfur Sverrisson	1990–2001	66	10
	Emil Hallfreðsson	2005–	66	1

Top scorers

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is the current top scorer.

As of 26 June 2018

Rank	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	GPG
1	Eiður Guðjohnsen	1996–2016	26	88	0.30
2	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	2010–	22	44	0.50
3	Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson	2010–	20	60	0.33
4	Ríkharður Jónsson	1947–1965	17	33	0.52
5	Ríkharður Daðason	1991–2004	14	44	0.32
	Alfreð Finnbogason	2010–	14	50	0.28
	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979–1997	14	73	0.19
8	Þórður Guðjónsson	1993–2004	13	58	0.22
9	Tryggvi Guðmundsson	1997–2008	12	42	0.29
	Heiðar Helguson	1999–2011	12	55	0.22
11	Pétur Pétursson	1978–1990	11	41	0.27
	Matthías Hallgrímsson	1968–1977	11	45	0.24
13	Helgi Sigurðsson	1993–2008	10	62	0.16
	Eyjólfur Sverrisson	1990–2001	10	66	0.15
15	Þórður Þórðarson	1951–1958	9	16	0.56
	Teitur Þórðarson	1972–1985	9	41	0.22
	Birkir Bjarnason	2010–	9	70	0.13
18	Guðmundur Steinsson	1980–1988	8	19	0.42
	Sigurður Grétarsson	1980–1992	8	46	0.17
	Marteinn Geirsson	1971–1982	8	67	0.12
	Atli Eðvaldsson	1976–1991	8	70	0.11

Images for kids

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

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  World Cup team 2018.

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  Rúnar Kristinsson has the most caps for Iceland with 104.Ragnar Sigurðsson, pictured above, is second with 96.