Iceland’s prospects in focus

In the wake of this summer’s World Cup, the Icelandic national team is at something of a crossroads. Massive overachievement in Euro 2016 in France gave way to a disappointing first round exit from this year’s competition in Russia. The upcoming UEFA Nations League might give an indication of what the future holds. Following several years of […]

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  • World Cup results round-up

    It certainly wasn’t a bad start for our three Nordic World Cup 2018 representatives in the opening round of fixtures over the past few days. All three teams scored and none lost with two one-nil wins and a 1-1 draw. Argentina Favourites On The Betting Apps But Iceland Deliver On The Pitch First up on […]

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  • What on earth is UEFA Nations League?

    I’ll be honest, I actually have no idea but thought I’d best look into it for myself and of course you. I do remember there was a discussion about it six or seven years ago about how to improve European international football but then hadn’t heard much since. They have now come up with something I guess, […]

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  • Gylfi Sigurdsson and Swansea City Draw With Watford

    Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson and his newly appointed manager, Bob Bradley, drew at home to Watford, 0-0. Swansea City have been winless since their opening day match, in which they defeated Burnley, 0-1. This was the second match (and first home match) for Bob Bradley, who was appointed Swansea manager three weeks ago. After losing an exciting match […]

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  • Just two days to go now for Sweden and Iceland

    Having only qualified for two of the last five World Cups, including neither of the last two in South Africa or Brazil. After beating fellow Nordic country Denmark in the playoffs, Sweden are happy to be back at the European Championships once again. They’ve been consistent qualifiers and this is now their fifth Euros in a […]

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  • What is the population of Iceland?

    Because they have become the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup finals. That’s right Iceland will be in Russia next June as they now await the draw in December to see who’ll they face, but which other Nordic nations will be joining them? Below is our quick Nordic review of the recent final […]

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  • Iceland in World Cup 2018 qualifying

    After an impressive and completely unexpected performance in their first competitive tournament at the 2016 Euro Championship, Iceland have a real shot at qualifying for their first World Cup after their performance in the two matches over this most recent international break. Iceland’s 2018 World Cup qualifying has started off nearly as well as they […]

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  • Iceland beat England

    The greatest day ever in the history of Icelandic football. England 1 v Iceland 2 and Iceland are into the Quarter Finals of Euro 2016. Yes all the players need a huge amount of credit, both Lars Lagerbäck & Heimir Hallgrímsson need even more credit. The KSI (Iceland’s football association) must take huge praise as well, […]

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