Ice…Land – The Euro 2016 Cinderella returns to the big stages.

What heroes Iceland were: brave, organised, superb. They have established themselves as the greatest story of Euro 2016 and it feels almost like a trick of the imagination that it is only four years since they were ranked 133rd in the world. Knocking-out England they got themselves onto the quarter-finals losing to the finalist France.

First-time in the World Cup, a team made out of 334,252 inhabitants (the smallest country by population ever to qualify) will fight hard to shock the football world once again. Will you place your scores in their favor?

 

First game: Iceland vs Argentina (16/06)

 

Star: GYLFI SIGURÐSSON
Iceland’s talismanic midfield playmaker has been named his country’s footballer of the year for the last five years running. Sigurdsson supplied four goals and as many assists in the team’s Russia 2018 qualifying campaign. This season dressing the Everton jersey he made 24 appearances scoring 4 goals in the Premier

 

Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson

A former dentist who previously served as joint-head coach with Lars Lagerback, Hallgrimsson has overseen Iceland’s remarkable rise. Having led the team with Lagerback at UEFA EURO 2016, he was in sole charge as they reached a first World Cup. This guy has the perfect curriculum to surprise everyone, any football achievement whatsoever.

 

Group: Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia