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Greatest games

Iceland's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 2-1 v England
#1
Date
2016-06-27
Stage
European Championship · Round of 16
Game Score
1.734
D 1-1 v Argentina
#2
Date
2018-06-16
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.436
L 1-2 v Croatia
#3
Date
2018-06-26
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.210
L 2-5 v France
#4
Date
2016-07-03
Stage
European Championship · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.150
D 1-1 v Portugal
#5
Date
2016-06-14
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
1.024
L 0-2 v Nigeria
#6
Date
2018-06-22
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.906
W 2-1 v Austria
#7
Date
2016-06-22
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
0.808
D 1-1 v Hungary
#8
Date
2016-06-18
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
0.798
L 2-4 v Ireland
#9
Date
1962-08-12
Stage
European Championship · First Round
Game Score
0.710
D 1-1 v Ireland
#10
Date
1962-09-02
Stage
European Championship · First Round
Game Score
0.419

Footprint

Tournament appearances
2
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2018
World Cup appearances
1
Continental appearances
1
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Iceland. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Gambia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.00
Comoros
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.02
Niger
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.02
Bangladesh
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.04
Belize
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.04

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Iceland
2016Euros
Quarterfinal
UEFA European Championship 2016
Iceland