Iceland World Cup Qualification

Surely must be one of the greatest footballing accomplishments to qualify for the Soccer World Cup. Well done Iceland.

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Iceland became the smallest nation ever to progress to a World Cup after beating Kosovo to win their qualifying group for Russia 2018.

The Euro 2016 quarter-finalists, who knocked out England in the last 16, have a population of about 335,000.

They are the only country to qualify for a World Cup with a population of fewer than one million.

Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson and Burnley's Johann Gudmundsson got the goals on Monday evening.

Sigurdsson settled the nerves with a neat finish just before half-time and then turned provider for Gudmundsson to ensure victory with a close-range strike.

Iceland have won seven of their 10 Group I games in World Cup qualifying.

World Cup minnows
The smallest nations to reach a World Cup by population
The first beer after a party is not the best - Iceland boss

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson had been concerned his players would struggle to motivate themselves for another qualifying campaign after their exploits at Euro 2016 in France.

"The first beer after a party is not the best," he said. "The hardest thing was to get going again after our massive party in France.

"And what's more we are 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."

'An inspiration to us all'

Kosovo manager Albert Bunjaki said Iceland's success is an inspiration for all small nations.

"Congratulations to the whole Iceland team," said Bunjaki, whose country's population is about six times larger than Iceland's.

"It's a great example for small nations like our own who aim to have a good team, well organised, in the future."

Incredible

This World Cup will be remembered by half filled stadiums as people will think twice about going to Russia. The Politsiya are heavy handed and are suspicious of everybody

They are a proper side. Will do well in the WC.

... and Argentina is on the brink of missing out.


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Wonderful stuff and around 300/ 1 if u fancy them to go all the way

Only France, Germany, Spain and Brazil in single figures around 6 ish and 8 ish

Mac wrote: ... and Argentina is on the brink of missing out.


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Last night, guess who sends Argentina into the World Cup with a hattrick?


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The Dutch are eliminated.


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Glad Messi will be there !!

Incredible achievement , Well done Iceland , for me France look the real deal and will have my early money to lift the cup

USA failed to qualify after Trinidad and Tobago beat them and other results went against them.

Mac wrote:

Mac wrote: ... and Argentina is on the brink of missing out.


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Last night, guess who sends Argentina into the World Cup with a hattrick?

Maradona's ghost?


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