Gylfi Sigurdsson settled their nerves with a superbly-taken goal five minutes before halftime as Iceland proved that their run to the 2016 European Championship quarter-finals, which included wins over Austria and England, was no fluke. The previous smallest country to have reached the finals was Trinidad & Tobago, in 2006, with 1.3 million people. Coached by part-time dentist Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland finished the group with 22 points from their 10 games. Milot Rashica gave Iceland a fright with a long-range shot which flew past Hannes Halldorsson's post but Iceland went ahead with their next attack and their first shot on target. Iceland's seven wins in the group included all five of their home matches where previous World Cup semi-finalists Croatia and Turkey were among the victims.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2017 21:45 UTC