Iceland went out to host France in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals. It reached the playoffs in 2014 World Cup qualification, losing to Croatia, which may prove its toughest opponent in the current qualifying campaign, too. Croatia and Iceland each have seven points but Croatia leads Group I on goal differential after its 1-0 win in Finland. Serbia leads the group on goal differential ahead of Ireland after a 3-2 win over Austria. In Moldova, James McClean scored two goals in the final 21 minutes to help unbeaten Ireland earn a 3-1 win.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 09, 2016 22:07 UTC