The head coach of the Icelandic national football team, Arnar Gunnlaugsson, has announced the squad of players who were called up for the November European qualification matches for the World Cup against Azerbaijan and Ukraine. For these encounters, the mentor of the Icelanders has chosen 24 footballers.
The Iceland national team's squad:
- Goalkeepers: Elias-Rafn Olafsson ('Midtjylland', Denmark), Hakon Valdimarsson ('Brentford', England), Anton Einarsson ('Breidablik').
- Defenders: Logi Thomasson ('Samsunspor', Turkey), Daniel Gretarsson ('SønderjyskE', Denmark), Gylfi Magnusson ('Levadiakos', Greece), Sverrir Ingason ('Panathinaikos', Greece), Viktor Palsson ('Horsens', Denmark).
- Midfielders: Aron Gunnarsson ('Al-Gharafa', Qatar), Bjarni Bjarkason ('Venezia', Italy), Gisli Thordarson ('Lech', Poland), Isak Johannesson ('Cologne', Germany), Andri Baldursson ('Kasımpaşa', Turkey), Stefan Thordarson ('Preston', England), Kristian Glinson ('Twente', Netherlands), Johann Gudmundsson ('Al-Dhafra', UAE), Hakon Haraldsson ('Lille', France), Jon Thorsteinnsson ('Hertha', Germany), Mikael Ellertsson ('Genoa', Italy), Mikael Anderson ('Djurgården', Sweden).
- Forwards: Brynjolfur Willumsson ('Groningen', Netherlands), Andri Gudjohnsen ('Blackburn', England), Daniel Gudjohnsen ('Malmo', Sweden), Albert Gudmundsson ('Fiorentina', Italy).
Gunnlaugsson has additionally called Magnusson and Gudmundsson to the Iceland national team, while declining the services of Helgason and Magnusson. The match against the Ukrainians will take place on November 16 in Warsaw.
In previous games, both Ukraine and Iceland secured important victories in the World Cup qualifying. The score of the 3rd round match was 5 goals in the Icelanders' net, as well as a draw of 1:1 with Azerbaijan.
World Cup qualification. Group D
Iceland – Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0)
Ukraine also suffered a defeat from France 0:2. During the match against the French team, Ukrainian fans showed support for their national team by unfurling a banner reading 'Fortress of Europe'.
The news has been submitted regarding the announcement of the Icelandic national team squad for the November European qualification matches against Azerbaijan and Ukraine. It is noted that in previous games both teams have already secured important victories in the qualifiers, including a match with a score of 3:5 between the teams of Ukraine and Iceland.