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History will be made at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as Iceland will make their debut. Iceland will become the smallest country by population to ever play in the World Cup. It has been an amazing ride for Iceland, as they were last in their group in qualifying in 2010 but they made the playoffs in qualifying for Brazil before losing to Croatia. Iceland advanced to the quarterfinals at EURO 2016 and Iceland topped a tough Group I to make it to Russia in 2018.
Iceland 2018 World Cup Odds: +20000
Iceland is understandably a big longshot to win the 2018 World Cup, as they are listed at odds of +20000. Iceland will face a difficult task just getting out of the group stage but they did surprise at EURO 2016, so they are not without a chance to make an impact in Russia.
2018 World Cup Qualifying Results
Iceland won Group I in qualifying, as they went 7-2 with 1 draw. They outscored opponents by a combined 16-7. Iceland finished ahead of Croatia, Ukraine, Finland and Turkey to win the group. Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said that he is proud of his team. "The hardest thing was to get going again after France,” said Hallgrimsson on FIFA.com. "And what's more we were in a group contested between Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine and Finland, who are much better than their position in the group would have you believe. The success is not an end in itself but a long journey towards a final destination."
2018 FIFA World Cup Groups
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
| Russia |
Portugal |
France |
Argentina |
| Saudi Arabia |
Spain |
Australia |
Iceland |
| Egypt |
Morocco |
Peru |
Croatia |
| Uruguay |
Iran |
Denmark |
Nigeria |
| Group E |
Group F |
Group G |
Group H |
| Brazil |
Germany |
Belgium |
Poland |
| Switzerland |
Mexico |
Panama |
Senegal |
| Costa Rica |
Sweden |
Tunisia |
Colombia |
| Serbia |
Korea Republic |
England |
Japan |
2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Schedule
| GROUP D: Argentina - Iceland - Croatia - Nigeria |
| Match |
Date / Time (Local Time) |
Venue |
| Argentina vs Iceland |
June, 16th / 16:00 |
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow |
| Croatia vs Nigeria |
June, 16th / 21:00 |
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad |
| Argentina vs Croatia |
June, 21st / 21:00 |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod |
| Nigeria vs Iceland |
June, 22nd / 18:00 |
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd |
| Nigeria vs Argentina |
June, 26th / 21:00 |
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Iceland vs Croatia |
June, 26th / 21:00 |
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don |
Players to Watch
Iceland is not without talent, as they have two marquee players in Gylfi Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
The Coach
Lars Lagerback had been the manager since 2011. He led Iceland to success at EURO 2016 but Heimir Hallgrimsson, who was joint-coach with Lagerback, will take over at the 2018 World Cup.
Iceland World Cup History
Iceland will be making their World Cup debut in Russia in 2018. The team just missed out on making it in Brazil in 2014. Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who plays for Everton, said that his team’s qualification is not a fluke. "I think over the last four or five years we’ve been playing in really big games," said Sigurdsson on FIFA.com. "With the play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, the games leading up to the EURO, then the EURO itself and now as well, it seems like all the games we’ve been playing lately have been important for us. That’s how you want it to be. I think we’ve been improving as well in those big games because five or six years ago we couldn’t really handle them. But now the team is much more prepared for them and we’re a better team as well."
Iceland 2018 World Cup Predictions
Iceland is without question a great story heading into the 2018 World Cup, but they don’t have enough scoring to make a deep run. Depending upon the draw they might have a chance to steal a point or two but getting out of the group stage seems unlikely.
Iceland 2018 World Cup Roster
GK - Hannes Halldórsson
GK - Ögmundur Kristinsson
GK - Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
GK - Ingvar Jónsson
GK - Frederik Schram
GK - Anton Ari Einarsson
DF - Birkir Már Sævarsson
DF - Jón Guðni Fjóluson
DF - Sverrir Ingi Ingason
DF - Ragnar Sigurðsson
DF - Kári Árnason
DF - Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
DF - Viðar Ari Jónsson
DF - Hallgrímur Jónasson
DF - Kristinn Jónsson
DF - Böðvar Böðvarsson
DF - Orri Sigurður Ómarsson
DF - Adam Arnarson
DF - Daníel Leó Grétarsson
DF - Haukur Heiðar Hauksson
DF - Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
DF - Ari Freyr Skúlason
DF - Hjörtur Hermannsson
MF - Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
MF - Birkir Bjarnason
MF - Gylfi Sigurðsson
MF - Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
MF - Ólafur Skúlason
MF - Aron Gunnarsson (Captain)
MF - Rúrik Gíslason
MF - Emil Hallfreðsson
MF - Arnór Ingvi Traustason
MF - Aron Sigurðarson
MF - Elías Már Ómarsson
MF - Davíð Viðarsson
MF - Kristinn Steindórsson
MF - Sigurður Egill Lárusson
MF - Oliver Sigurjónsson
MF - Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson
MF - Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson
MF - Elmar Bjarnason
MF - Björn Daníel Sverrisson
MF - Victor Pálsson
MF - Arnór Smárason
FW - Kjartan Finnbogason
FW - Viðar Kjartansson
FW - Alfreð Finnbogason
FW - Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson
FW - Óttar Magnús Karlsson
FW - Aron Elís Þrándarson
FW - Kristján Flóki Finnbogason
FW - Árni Vilhjálmsson
FW - Albert Guðmundsson
FW - Jón Daði Böðvarsson
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