⚽️ The smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup 🏆
After an incredible 2016 in the Euro championships beating England and reaching the Quarter Finals in their first major tournament where they eventually lost to Finalists and hosts France, Iceland have defeated the odds once again and sealed a place at the World Cup in Russia.
Once minnows of the game Iceland a country with approximately 335,000 people has become the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup finals after beating bottom side Kosovo at home 2-0 which guaranteed top spot in the group against the likes of football giants Croatia, Turkey and Ukraine.
The previous smallest country that made it to the world cup was Trinidad & Tobago in 2006 with a population of 1.3 million people slightly less than Northern Ireland at 1.85 million.
With a Fifa ranking position of 21 Iceland are making storms into the football world with such a small selection pool what is the success behind them, Many people just say heart and spirit with a great fan support but i'm sure its that fighting viking blood they have inside them.
"It's not genes, it's culture, organization and bunch of character!"
The unity in the team with everyone playing for each other proud to wear the Icelandic shirt and represent their country, Now they are going to do it at the biggest footballing stage. Will you be supporting them?
its brilliant man, truly shows what can happen with unity and a team that believes in itself. Imagine the culture in that dressing room is something else. Love seeing stuff like this in sport when its not always the typical powerhouses..
Its an incredible story so far, I met some of their fans in Barcelona during the Euro's in France (I went supporting Wales). They were on top form too with their chants.
I could imagine. I talked to a friend who was in Iceland during the Euro's and she was downtown watching the game with probably 10% of the population of Iceland and said it was incredible. Wales came close being inched out by Ireland for the playoff spot for the World Cup. Guess youll have to pick another team like me to support haha
I bet it was bouncing there. Haha yes I may go with Iceland now 👍🏼
Thinking the same thing man. Nothing better than backing the minnow!