Iceland at the UEFA European Championship

International football delegation

For the women's team, see Iceland at the UEFA Women's Championship.

Iceland qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with still four group matches remaining; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.[2]

In Euro 2016, Iceland came second in their group unbeaten (which included a draw against Portugal and a win over Austria). In the round of 16, they famously beat England 2–1. However, they lost 5–2 against hosts France in the quarter-finals.

Also during Euro 2016, Iceland's fans became widely known for their 'volcano clap' (or 'Viking clap') with a 'huh' chant, though it may actually have originated with fans of Scottish club Motherwell F.C.[3]

## Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1960 | Did not enter
1964 | Did not qualify
1968 | Did not enter
1972
1976 | Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9
2020 | Did not qualify
2024
2028 | To be determined
2032
Total  | Quarter-finals  | 1/17  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 9
List of UEFA European Championship matches

Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Date | Venue
2016 | Group F |  Portugal | 1–1 | Draw | 14 June 2016 | Saint-Étienne, France
Hungary | 1–1 | Draw | 18 June 2016 | Marseille, France
Austria | 2–1 | Win | 22 June 2016 | Paris, France
Round of 16 |  England | 2–1 | Win | 27 June 2016 | Nice, France
Quarter-finals |  France | 2–5 | Loss | 3 July 2016 | Paris, France

## Euro 2016 squad

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Iceland announced their final squad on 9 May.[4]

Managers: Heimir Hallgrímsson & Lars Lagerbäck

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Hannes Þór Halldórsson |  (1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 32)  | 33  | 0  |  Bodø/Glimt
2  | 2DF | Birkir Már Sævarsson |  (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 31)  | 57  | 1  |  Hammarby IF
3  | 2DF | Haukur Heiðar Hauksson |  (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 24)  | 7  | 0  |  AIK
4  | 2DF | Hjörtur Hermannsson |  (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 21)  | 3  | 0  |  IFK Göteborg
5  | 2DF | Sverrir Ingi Ingason |  (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 22)  | 6  | 2  |  Lokeren
6  | 2DF | Ragnar Sigurðsson |  (1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (aged 29)  | 56  | 1  |  Krasnodar
7  | 3MF | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson |  (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 25)  | 47  | 5  |  Charlton Athletic
8  | 3MF | Birkir Bjarnason |  (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 28)  | 47  | 6  |  Basel
9  | 4FW | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson |  (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 26)  | 39  | 20  |  Nantes
10  | 3MF | Gylfi Sigurðsson |  (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 26)  | 39  | 13  |  Swansea City
11  | 4FW | Alfreð Finnbogason |  (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 27)  | 34  | 8  |  FC Augsburg
12  | 1GK | Ögmundur Kristinsson |  (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 26)  | 11  | 0  |  Hammarby IF
13  | 1GK | Ingvar Jónsson |  (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)  | 5  | 0  |  Sandefjord
14  | 2DF | Kári Árnason |  (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 33)  | 47  | 2  |  Malmö FF
15  | 4FW | Jón Daði Böðvarsson |  (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 24)  | 21  | 1  |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern
16  | 3MF | Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson |  (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 25)  | 11  | 1  |  GIF Sundsvall
17  | 3MF | Aron Gunnarsson (captain) |  (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 27)  | 59  | 2  |  Cardiff City
18  | 3MF | Theódór Elmar Bjarnason |  (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29)  | 27  | 0  |  AGF
19  | 2DF | Hörður Björgvin Magnússon |  (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23)  | 5  | 0  |  Cesena
20  | 3MF | Emil Hallfreðsson |  (1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 31)  | 54  | 1  |  Udinese
21  | 3MF | Arnór Ingvi Traustason |  (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 23)  | 7  | 3  |  IFK Norrköping
22  | 4FW | Eiður Guðjohnsen |  (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 37)  | 86  | 26  |  Molde FK
23  | 2DF | Ari Freyr Skúlason |  (1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 29)  | 38  | 0  |  OB

## Goalscorers

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Player  | Goals  | 2016

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Birkir Bjarnason | 2  | 2
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 2  | 2
Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 1  | 1
Gylfi Sigurðsson | 1  | 1
Ragnar Sigurðsson | 1  | 1
Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 1  | 1
Total  | 8  | 8

## See also

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* Association football portal
* Iceland portal

* Iceland at the FIFA World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Draw sends Iceland through to UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
3. ^ "WATCH: Are Motherwell the inspiration behind Iceland's 'volcano clap'?".
4. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016". ksi.is. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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## Head-to-head record

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3  | 000.00
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Total  | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1  | 040.00
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