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Iceland national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Iceland made its debut at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 after having failed 12 consecutive qualification campaigns from 1974 to 2014. The nation first attempted to qualify for the tournament back in 1958.
Jun 7, 2018 · Players from Iceland, the smallest country to qualify for a World Cup, warm up before a June 2 match against Norway. Thomas Prior for TIME. The combination of Iceland’s national...
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The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro 2016, and ended on 14 November 2017. Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iceland (for the first time), Poland, Portugal, Serbia, and Spain qualified in the first round by winning their groups.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification; Tournament details; Dates: 12 March 2015 – 15 November 2017: Teams: 210 (from 6 confederations) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 869: Goals scored: 2,454 (2.82 per match) Attendance: 18,720,691 (21,543 per match) Top scorer(s) Robert Lewandowski Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Ahmed Khalil (16 goals each)
Jun 7, 2018 · Iceland's fans celebrates at the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification football match between Iceland and Kosovo in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 9, 2017.Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup...
Iceland made history this evening by qualifying for the first time ever to the FIFA World Cup in football (soccer), which will be held next summer in Russia. Iceland beat Kosovo 2-0 to top Group I of the qualifying round. The group included Iceland, Croatia, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland, and Kosovo.
Jun 16, 2018 · By Eurosport. Updated 16/06/2018 at 12:57 GMT. Iceland have qualified for their first World Cup, can they exceed expectations like at Euro 2016. Image credit: Eurosport. Honours: N/A....
