Iceland

Mbappe helps France avoid Iceland defeat 1

October 12, 2018 | 09:33

Kylian Mbappe inspired a fightback from world champions France as they rallied from two goals down at home to earn a 2-2 draw with Iceland on Thursday (Oct 11).

Iceland's World Cup coach Hallgrimsson steps down

July 18, 2018 | 09:32

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson stepped down on Tuesday (Jul 17), a few weeks after leading the tiny nation at its first World Cup.

World Cup: Musa marks return with winning double as Nigeria beat Iceland

June 23, 2018 | 10:10

Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 on Friday (Jun 22) to revive their hopes of advancing into the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia, as striker Ahmed Musa dramatically marked his return to the team with two fine second-half goals.

Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina to 1-1 draw

June 16, 2018 | 22:45

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli refused to blame Lionel Messi for a "frustrating" draw with World Cup debutants Iceland on Saturday after he missed a penalty, backing his star man to deliver.

Iceland leaders to snub 2018 World Cup in Russia

March 27, 2018 | 09:31

Iceland announced on Monday (Mar 26) it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the football World Cup in Russia over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain.