"Back then, Iceland's national team was made up of a spectrum of players, ranging from Chelsea and Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to the part-timers who competed in the Urvalsdeild karla - the Icelandic Premier League - around their jobs.As Sigurdsson put it: "Tractor by day, footballer by night. Getty Images Though his season at Everton didn't go as he had hoped, he's still the man for this team and will be a key to any type of success. That's not the path to success. And along with the facilities, there is a drive to produce highly trained staff, resulting in 600 elite UEFA-qualified coaches in Iceland.This meant that a new generation of Icelandic footballers had access to training grounds their predecessors could only have dreamt of.Among this crop of players were Gylfi Sigurdsson, the current team's talisman, and captain Aron Gunnarsson. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia.
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However, the island country then fell to Nigeria and Croatia to bounce them from the tournament.Here's what you need to know about Iceland at the World Cup.Provisional squad (will be trimmed to 23 for the World Cup): Gylfi Sigurdsson. "You could see the amount of talent starting to emerge," said former goalkeeper Ingvar Kale. With a population of just 330,000, how has Iceland risen from being ranked 131 to beating England and the Netherlands?The national coach still works as a part-time dentist.Heavy snowfall in the country makes outdoor training impossible for almost half the year.Add to that, Iceland has already registered wins over Croatia, the Netherlands and England.And on Saturday, it will become the smallest nation ever to compete at a World Cup.Once the backwater of European football, Iceland's debut against Argentina will complete a remarkable journey which has already taken them to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals and has transfixed football fans and coaches alike across the world.In order to fully understand how Iceland has transformed their footballing fortunes, the clock needs to be turned back to October 2007.It was one of the darkest nights of Iceland's football history - a 3-0 defeat in Liechtenstein. The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 17 July 1946, a 0–3 loss to Denmark. Play Now Sign in to check out Check out as guest .
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Euro 2016 was their first appearance at a major tournament, and they surpassed all expectations. "It was more of a vacation from the clubs in the middle of the season.
The first international victory was against Finland in 1947. World Cup 2018 (Russia) - Iceland. If there was a national break with games on a Wednesday and a Saturday, the whole team would go out after the first game and get wasted. We might win against a good team, and then lose to some terrible team. Adding to your cart. With a population of just 330,000, how has Iceland risen from being ranked 131 to beating England and the Netherlands? "Lagerback, with all his experience, realised that in order to compete with big teams, Iceland had to rely on team spirit and organisations," said Brynjar Gunnarsson. The 20-year-old winger is a young, talented winger at PSV with a bright future.
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