Iceland national football team

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 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Hungary312064+252 Iceland312043+153 Portugal303044034 Austria301214−31

14 June 20161 − 1 Iceland18 June 20161 − 1 Hungary22 June 20162 − 1 Austria

 Round of 16 

27 June 20161 − 2

 Quarter-finals 

3 July 20165 − 2

 Squad 

 Most appearances 

RankNameCareerCapsGoals1Rúnar Kristinsson1987–200410432Hermann Hreiðarsson1996–20118953Eiður Guðjohnsen1996–201688264Birkir Már Sævarsson2007–8215Guðni Bergsson1984–2003801Ragnar Sigurðsson2007–803Aron Einar Gunnarsson2008–8028Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson1997–2009744Birkir Kristinsson1988–200474010Arnór Guðjohnsen1979–1997731411Ólafur Þórðarson1984–199672512Arnar Grétarsson1991–2004712Árni Gautur Arason1998–201071014Atli Eðvaldsson1976–1991708Birkir Bjarnason2010–70916Sævar Jónsson1980–1992691Kári Árnason2005–695Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson2008–69719Marteinn Geirsson1971–198267820Eyjólfur Sverrisson1990–20016610Emil Hallfreðsson2005–661

 Top scorers 

RankNameCareerGoalsCapsGPG1Eiður Guðjohnsen1996–201626880.302Kolbeinn Sigþórsson2010–22440.503Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson2010–20600.334Ríkharður Jónsson1947–196517330.525Ríkharður Daðason1991–200414440.32Alfreð Finnbogason2010–14500.28Arnór Guðjohnsen1979–199714730.198Þórður Guðjónsson1993–200413580.229Tryggvi Guðmundsson1997–200812420.29Heiðar Helguson1999–201112550.2211Pétur Pétursson1978–199011410.27Matthías Hallgrímsson1968–197711450.2413Helgi Sigurðsson1993–200810620.16Eyjólfur Sverrisson1990–200110660.1515Þórður Þórðarson1951–19589160.56Teitur Þórðarson1972–19859410.22Birkir Bjarnason2010–9700.1318Guðmundur Steinsson1980–19888190.42Sigurður Grétarsson1980–19928460.17Marteinn Geirsson1971–19828670.12Atli Eðvaldsson1976–19918700.11

 References 

Category:European national football teams
Category:Football in Iceland
Category:Organizations based in Iceland
Category:20th-century establishments in Iceland