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Thursday, May 17, 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia June 14- July 15,2018 - Iceland Squad Announced




Iceland have selected playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson and captain Aron Gunnarsson in its 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia even though both midfielders are out injured. 

Everton's Sigurdsson, Iceland's star player, has been out with a knee injury since early March 2018

Gunnarsson, who recently celebrated promotion to the Premier League with Cardiff, is recovering after undergoing knee surgery in late April 2018

With about 330,000 inhabitants, the Nordic country is comfortably the smallest to ever qualify for the World Cup. 

Two years ago, Iceland played in the European Championship for the first time and got to the QF's, famously eliminating England along the way.

Iceland will be in Group D in Russia with Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia.


Goalkeepers: Hannes Halldorsson (Randers), Runar Runarsson (Nordsjaelland), Frederik Schram (Roskilde)

Defenders: Kari Arnason (Aberdeen), Holmar Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia), Rurik Gislason (Sandhausen), Sverrir Ingason (Rostov), Hordur Magnusson (Bristol City), Birkir Saevarsson (Valur), Ragnar Sigurdsson (Rostov), Ari Skulason (Lokeren)

Midfielders: Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga), Johann Gudmundsson (Burnley), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), Olafur Skulason (Karabukspor), Arnor Traustason (Malmo)

Forwards: Jon Bodvarsson (Reading), Alfred Finnbogason (Augsburg), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV), Bjorn Sigurdarson (Rostov)



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