Iceland national football team

The Icelandic national football team is the selection of the best football players from Iceland.

To date, the team failed to qualify for either a World Cup or a European Football Championship. In the FIFA world rankings it is ranked 46 (October 2013). Eidur Gudjohnsen 's captain, who is the leading scorer with 24 goals.

In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil Iceland met with Albania, Norway, Switzerland, Slovenia and Cyprus. In Iceland the group reached the second place, played with it in the play-offs on 15 and November 19, 2013 against Croatia, but lost after a goalless draw in Reykjavík then 0-2 in Zagreb.

In the qualifiers for Euro 2016 Iceland meets the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia and Kazakhstan for the first time on, bringing the two farthest apart located UEFA members meet.

Remarkable

In the friendly match of 24 April 1996 against Estonia in Tallinn came on in the second half, Eidur Gudjohnsen as a substitute for his father Arnór. That was the first time that a father and his son playing in the same international match.

After Germany had not gone to Iceland on 6 September 2003 on a 0-0, lost the former DFB coach Rudi Voeller during an ARD interview temper and insulted the commentators present.

Another milestone for the Icelandic football was the 2-0 victory against Italy in a friendly match on 18 August 2004 at the National Stadium Laugardalsvöllur with 20 034 spectators present ( Icelandic record ).

Current squad

On 7 November 2013, the squad for the play-off games against Croatia was named on 15 and 19 November 2013.

Matches and goals as of November 19. 2013.

Most games

As of November 19, 2013

Scorer

Eidur Gudjohnsen is Smári since October 13, 2007 Top scorer when he with his 18th goal surpassed the more than 30 -year-old record of Rikhardur Jónsson at 2:4 in the European Championship qualifier against Latvia.

Sources: Iceland - Record International Players, PLAYERS for Iceland, all border Games Islands

Other well-known former players

• Atli Eðvaldsson: 70 games and 8 goals for Iceland 1976-1991, until October 9, 1996 capped player; played in Germany for Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Dusseldorf and Bayer 05 Uerdingen
• Ásgeir Sigurvinsson: 45 games and 5 goals for Iceland 1972-1989; played in Germany for Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart