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Rúnar Kristinsson
- More than 400 players have represented Iceland in international football; of these, Rúnar Kristinsson has won the most caps with a total of 104 between 1987 and 2004, making him the only Icelander to make more than 100 appearances for the country.
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More than 400 players have represented Iceland in international football; of these, Rúnar Kristinsson has won the most caps with a total of 104 between 1987 and 2004, making him the only Icelander to make more than 100 appearances for the country.
The Iceland national football team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and a UEFA member since 1957.
In total, 623 men's footballers from 113 nationalities have officially played in 100 or more international matches. The record for the most official men's international appearances is currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal with 216 caps, surpassing Bader Al-Mutawa of Kuwait's previous record total of 196 caps in March 2023. [1] [2] [3]
Jun 18, 2024 · After his debut came in 1972 at only 17 in a 5-2 friendly home loss against Denmark, Asgeir won 45 caps for Iceland and scored five goals.
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- Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo has now appeared over 200 times for Portugal, having won his 100th cap back in 2012. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward, who also has over 100 goals at international level, became the first player to reach 200 caps when he hit the milestone against Iceland in 2023.
- Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi won his 100th cap for Argentina in a Copa America group game against Jamaica back in 2015. At that point, the Barcelona legend had not won any silverware with Argentina's senior side, but has since led the Albiceleste to Copa America and World Cup triumphs in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
- Sergio Ramos. Sergio Ramos came to prominence as a right-back for Real Madrid and Spain, before moving inside to become one of the best central defenders in the world for club and country.
- Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon's international career stretched 21 years and saw the legendary goalkeeper win 176 caps for Italy between 1997 and 2018.
Mar 24, 2023 · The goalkeeper, who only ever represented two clubs in Al Ta’ee and Al-Hilal, has won more caps than any other player in his position.
Jul 3, 2024 · Bjarni Sigurðsson is an Icelandic former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 41 caps for the Iceland national football team between 1980 and 1991. He started his career with Keflavik ÍF before joining ÍA in 1979. In 1984, Bjarni was awarded club sportsman of the year by ÍA.
