Iceland Football team represents Iceland in the international football competitions and is controlled by Football Association of Iceland. The team has experienced huge success in the 21st century. This is the first time they have ever qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
Iceland played their first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016 defeating the European giant Netherlands in both homes and away which made them the smallest nation to qualify for a major tournament. They also reached the quarterfinals of the tournament defeating England.
Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2018 as the Group I winners of the UEFA confederation qualification ahead of Croatia, Ukraine, and Turkey. They currently rank 21 in the FIFA ranking and 19th is their best ever rank. Their lowest ranking was 131 in 2012.
Rúnar Kristinsson is the highest capped player with 104 appearances and the highest scorer of the team is Eiður Guðjohnsen with 26 goals. The head coach of the team is Heimir Hallgrímsson and Aron Gunnarsson is the current captain.
List of players with most possible chance to be included in the final squad of the Iceland Team for the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Goalkeepers
Hannes Halldórsson
Ögmundur Kristinsson
Ingvar Jónsson
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Frederik Schram
Defenders
Birkir Sævarsson
Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Sverrir Ingi Ingason
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Kári Árnason
Hörður Magnússon
Ari Skúlason
Hjörtur Hermannsson
Hallgrímur Jónasson
Kristinn Jónsson
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
Midfielders
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Birkir Bjarnason
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Aron Gunnarsson
Rúrik Gíslason
Emil Hallfreðsson
Arnór Ingvi Traustason
Ólafur Skúlason
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
Arnór Smárason
Aron Sigurðarson
Forwards
Kjartan Finnbogason
Viðar Kjartansson
Alfreð Finnbogason
Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson
