Iceland at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Iceland at the FIFA World Cup Iceland national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rostov - on - Don, Russia After 12 failed qualification campaigns, Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, in 2018. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was Iceland 's second major international tournament, having also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016. Iceland is the smallest nation to reach the World Cup finals, breaking the record set by Trinidad and Tobago. Contents 1 Record at the FIFA World Cup 2 Russia 2018 2.1 Group stage 3 Players with most appearances 4 Goalscorers 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Record at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 Entry not accepted by FIFA 1958 Did not qualify 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1986 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Group stage 28th 0 5 2022 To be determined 2026 Total TBD 1 / 21 0 5 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Russia 2018 Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup Following a 2 -- 0 home win over Kosovo in the final round of the qualifiers, Iceland secured their spot in Russia 2018, finishing top of Group I by two points over Croatia, who had defeated Iceland in the World Cup play - offs four years earlier. Despite finishing bottom of the group, Iceland drew against Argentina national football team 1 - 1 in the opening match of the group. Group stage Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia 0 0 7 + 6 9 Advance to knockout stage Argentina 5 − 2 Nigeria 0 − 1 Iceland 0 5 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers 16 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 16 ) 16 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Argentina 1 -- 1 Iceland Agüero 19 ' Report Finnbogason 23 ' Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance : 44,190 Referee : Szymon Marciniak ( Poland ) 22 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 22 ) 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Nigeria 2 -- 0 Iceland Musa 49 ', 75 ' Report Volgograd Arena, Volgograd Attendance : 40,904 Referee : Matthew Conger ( New Zealand ) 26 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 26 ) 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Iceland 1 -- 2 Croatia G. Sigurðsson 76 ' ( pen. ) Report Badelj 53 ' Perišić 90 ' Rostov Arena, Rostov - on - Don Attendance : 43,472 Referee : Antonio Mateu Lahoz ( Spain ) Players with most appearances These nine players have been fielded all three of Iceland 's FIFA World Cup matches in 2018. No. Name Matches Birkir Bjarnason Alfreð Finnbogason Aron Gunnarsson Hannes Halldórsson Hörður Magnússon Birkir Sævarsson Björn Sigurðarson Gylfi Sigurðsson Ragnar Sigurðsson Goalscorers In the match v Argentina on 16 June 2018, Alfreð Finnbogason scored the first goal for Iceland in FIFA World Cup history. No. Name Goals Alfreð Finnbogason Gylfi Sigurðsson See also Association football portal Iceland portal Iceland at the UEFA European Championship References Jump up ^ Nunns, Hector ( 14 November 2013 ). `` BBC Sport -- World Cup play - offs : How Iceland can set World Cup record ''. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Iceland become smallest nation ever to qualify for World Cup finals ''. Guardian. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Iceland 2 Kosovo 0 ''. BBC Sport. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group D -- Argentina v Iceland '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group D -- Nigeria v Iceland '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group D -- Iceland v Croatia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018. 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Question: where did iceland come in the last world cup
Answer: 28th