The head coach of the Icelandic national team, Arnar Gunnleigsson, has announced the squad of players called up for the October matches of the European World Cup qualifying against Ukraine and France. This information was provided by UAF.
For these two matches, the coach of the Nordic team is counting on 24 players.
Iceland's national team squad
Goalkeepers: Elias-Rafn Olafsson ("Midtjylland", Denmark), Hakon Valdimarsson ("Brentford", England), Anton Einarsson ("Breidablik").
Defenders: Logi Thomasson ("Samsunspor", Turkey), Daniel Gretarsson ("SønderjyskE", Denmark), Sverrir Ingarsson ("Panathinaikos", Greece), Viktor Palsson ("Horsens", Denmark).
Midfielders: Aron Gunnarsson ("Al-Gharafa", Qatar), Bjarni Bjarkason ("Venezia", Italy), Gisli Thordarson ("Lech", Poland), and others.
Forwards: Brynjolfur Willumsson ("Groningen", Netherlands), Sevilla Magnusson ("Brann", Norway), Andri Gudjohnsen ("Blackburn", England), and others.
The match between the Iceland and Ukraine national teams will take place on October 10 in Reykjavik. The meeting will begin at 21:45 Kyiv time.
In the previous round, the Ukrainian team drew with Azerbaijan (1:1) and lost to France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup.
World Cup Qualifying. Group D
Azerbaijan - Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) - Sudakov (51).
During the match between Ukraine and France, the fans displayed support for the team by unfurling a huge banner that read "Fortress of Europe".
The squad selection for the Iceland national team for the matches against Ukraine and France has become known. The team is preparing for the matches in the context of the World Cup qualifying round, where Ukraine will try to improve its results after the draw with Azerbaijan and the defeat to France.