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General Information for Iceland

Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Founded
1947
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1998
1.82m
Average age in 1998
24.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Þórðarson, Guðjón (Coach)

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Þórðarson, Guðjón (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-09-14
Place of Birth
Akranes (Iceland)
Matches
8 (3 / 5)
Goto coach Guðjón Þórðarson

Players of Iceland in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kristinsson, Birkir 1964-08-15 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 7 0 0 0 0 0
Finnbogason, Kristján 1971-05-08 Goalkeeper Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
Arason, Árni Gautur 1975-05-07 Goalkeeper Norway Rosenborg BK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hreiðarsson, Hermann 1974-07-11 Centre Back England Brentford FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kolviðsson, Helgi 1971-09-13 Centre Back Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Lárus Orri 1973-06-04 Centre Back England Stoke City 5 1 1 0 0 0
Adolfsson, Steinar 1970-01-25 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 4 2 0 0 0 0
Helgason, Auðun 1974-06-18 Centre Back Norway Viking Stavanger 4 0 1 0 0 0
Marteinsson, Pétur Hafliði 1973-07-14 Right Back Sweden Hammarby IF 3 1 0 0 0 0
Einarsson, Gunnar 1977-07-07 Centre Back Netherlands VVV Venlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Gunnlaugur 1974-11-29 Defender Sweden Örebro SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Sigurður Örn 1973-07-30 Defender Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
Þorvaldsson, Óskar Hrafn 1973-10-25 Defender Norway Strømsgodset IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bjarnason, Ólafur Örn 1975-05-15 Centre Back Sweden Malmö FF 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ingimarsson, Ívar 1977-08-20 Centre Back Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Sigurður 1966-09-27 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Dundee United 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kristinsson, Rúnar 1969-09-05 Attacking Midfielder Norway Lillestrøm SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Brynjar Björn 1975-10-16 Midfielder Norway Moss FK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Sverrir 1969-12-31 Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Eyjólfur 1968-08-03 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 3 0 0 0 0 0
Daníelsson, Einar Þór 1970-01-19 Midfielder Greece OF Irakliou 3 0 0 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Bjarki 1973-03-06 Attacking Midfielder Norway Brann Bergen 1 1 1 0 0 0
Grétarsson, Arnar 1972-02-20 Centre Midfielder Greece AEK Athinon 1 1 0 0 0 0
Viðarsson, Arnar Þór 1978-03-15 Defensive Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Bjarni 1979-02-26 Right Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 0 2 0 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Jóhann Birnir 1977-12-05 Left Midfielder England Watford FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Daðason, Ríkharður 1972-04-26 Centre Forward Norway Viking Stavanger 7 0 3 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Þórður 1973-10-14 Right Winger Belgium KRC Genk 6 1 3 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Arnar 1973-03-06 Centre Forward England Leicester City 4 0 0 0 0 0
Þórðarson, Stefán Þór 1975-03-17 Centre Forward Sweden Östers IF Växjö 1 3 1 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Tryggvi 1974-07-30 Centre Forward Norway Tromsø IL 1 1 0 0 0 0
Guðnason, Haukur 1978-09-08 Left Winger England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Helgi 1974-09-17 Centre Forward Norway Stabæk Bærum 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jóhannesson, Steingrímur 1973-06-14 Striker Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iceland in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-02-05
Iceland
Iceland
Slovenia
Slovenia
2:3 c
Iceland vs. Slovenia
Friendly
Tsirion Stadium
1998-02-07
Iceland
Iceland
Slovakia
Slovakia
1:2 c
Iceland vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Tsirion Stadium
1998-05-13
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iceland
Iceland
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
1998-06-06
Iceland
Iceland
South Africa
South Africa
1:1 c
Iceland vs. South Africa
Friendly
Sportanlage Baiersbronn
1998-08-19
Iceland
Iceland
Latvia
Latvia
4:1 c
Iceland vs. Latvia
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
1998-09-05
Iceland
Iceland
France
France
1:1 c
Iceland vs. France
Euro 2000 - Group 4
Laugardalsvöllur
1998-10-10
Armenia
Armenia
Iceland
Iceland
0:0 c
Armenia vs. Iceland
Euro 2000 - Group 4
Hrazdan Stadium
1998-10-14
Iceland
Iceland
Russia
Russia
1:0 c
Iceland vs. Russia
Euro 2000 - Group 4
Laugardalsvöllur
8 Matches

Match Progress for Iceland in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Iceland

Opponent M W D L G
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
20 18 1 1 49
Malta
Malta
15 11 1 3 33
France
France
15 0 4 11 15
Norway
Norway
14 3 5 6 15
Turkey
Turkey
13 6 3 4 21
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 11
Hungary
Hungary
12 3 1 8 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
11 8 2 1 35
Denmark
Denmark
11 0 1 10 3
Spain
Spain
10 1 2 7 6
Albania
Albania
9 4 2 3 12
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 3 4 1 9
Belgium
Belgium
7 0 0 7 8
Latvia
Latvia
7 3 2 2 20
Finland
Finland
7 3 1 3 8
Ukraine
Ukraine
7 1 2 4 8
Scotland
Scotland
7 1 0 6 6
Andorra
Andorra
7 7 0 0 18
Cyprus
Cyprus
7 3 3 1 6
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 2 4 1 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 1 1 5 9
Netherlands
Netherlands
7 2 1 4 5
Wales
Wales
7 1 1 5 6
Croatia
Croatia
7 1 1 5 3
Estonia
Estonia
7 3 3 1 10
Israel
Israel
6 1 3 2 12
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 1 2 3 5
Russia
Russia
6 1 1 4 2
England
England
6 2 1 3 5
Czechia
Czechia
6 2 0 4 8
Switzerland
Switzerland
6 0 1 5 5
Ireland
Ireland
6 1 1 4 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
6 1 2 3 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 0 1 4 7
East Germany
East Germany
5 0 0 5 0
Armenia
Armenia
5 2 2 1 5
USA
USA
5 1 1 3 6
Mexico
Mexico
5 0 2 3 1
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 0 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
5 0 1 4 5
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 3 1 1 12
Romania
Romania
5 1 1 3 2
Poland
Poland
5 0 2 3 7
Kosovo
Kosovo
4 2 0 2 6
Germany
Germany
4 0 1 3 0
Austria
Austria
4 1 2 1 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 1 0 3 7
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 0 3 1 3
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 5
Greece
Greece
3 1 0 2 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 0 1 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 1 0 6
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 2 0 1 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
2 1 0 1 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 2 0 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 3
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 3
Italy
Italy
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 3
England
England (B)
2 0 0 2 0
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 0 2 1
India
India
1 1 0 0 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 4
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 1
Greenland
Greenland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 1 0 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 4
San Marino
San Marino
1 1 0 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 1 0 1
Uganda
Uganda
1 0 1 0 1
China
China
1 1 0 0 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
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