Iceland Starting Eleven

There are two teams who will be playing in their first ever World Cups in Russia. Iceland and Panama are these teams and today we will take a look at Iceland’s squad and predict their starting eleven.

After a memorable performance at the European Championships two years ago in France, Iceland qualified for the World Cup automatically, winning seven of their ten matches in the process.

Can Iceland continue their good form into the World Cup? They have been drawn in the so-called ‘group of death’, where they will face Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria. This is a tough group, but Iceland definitely have a chance of progressing to the knockout stages from Group D.

World Cup 2018 Iceland Squad

These are the players who have been chosen to represent Iceland in their first World Cup:

Goalkeepers For Iceland:

Frederik Schram
Runar Alex Runarsson
Hannes Bor Halldorson

Defenders For Iceland:

Ragnar Sigurosson
Birkir Mar Saevarsson
Kari Arnason
Ari Freyr Skulason
Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson
Svevrrir Ingi Ingason
Horour Bjorgvin Mangusson
Samuel Friojonsson

Midfielders For Iceland

Aron Gunnarsson (captain)
Birkir Bjarnason
Arnor Ingvi Traustason
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Johann Berg Guomundsson
Emil Hallfreosson
Olafur Ingi Skulason
Albert Guomundsson
Rurik Gislason

Forwards For Iceland:

Alfreo Finnbogason
Jon Daol Boovarsson
Bjorn Bergmann Siguroarson

World Cup 2018 Iceland Starting Eleven

So, who will actually start for Iceland from this list? Good question. Here is our prediction:

GK: Hannes Halldorson
DF: Ragnar Sigurosson
DF: Kari Arnason
DF: Birkir Mar Saevarsson
DF: Horour Bjorgvin Mangusson
MF: Birkir Bjarnason
MF: Johann Berg Guomundsson
MF: Aron Gunnarsson
MF: Gylfi Sigurdsson
MF: Emil Hallfreosson
FW: Jon Daol Boovarsson

Iceland kick-off their first World Cup adventure on the 16^th June against the favourites to win the group, Argentina.