Iceland national football team

Iceland
Nickname(s)Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys)
AssociationFootball Association of Iceland (KSÍ)
Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArnar Viðarsson
CaptainAron Gunnarsson
Most capsBirkir Bjarnason (107)
Top scorerEiður Guðjohnsen
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (26)
Home stadiumLaugardalsvöllur
FIFA codeISL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 3 (31 March 2022)[1]
Highest18 (February–March 2018)
Lowest131 (April–June 2012)
First international
Unofficial
 Iceland 1–0 Faroe Islands 
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930)[2]
Official
 Denmark 3–0 Iceland 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 July 1946)[3]
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Iceland 9–0 Faroe Islands 
(Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985)
Official
 Iceland 5–0 Malta 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 27 July 2000)[4]
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 14–2 Iceland 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018)
UEFA European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2016)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iceland women's national football team.

The Iceland national football team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is Strákarnir okkar, which means Our Boys in Icelandic.

The team has enjoyed success in the second half of the 2010s. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the playoffs before losing to Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands. After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France 5–2. They became the smallest nation by population to ever clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the 2018 tournament on 9 October 2017.[5] They drew with Argentina in their opening match, but nonetheless still went out in the group stage.[6][7]

History

20th century

Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912,[8] the country's first international match was played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands.[9] Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA.[10] The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 17 July 1946, a 0–3 loss to Denmark.[11] The first international victory was against Finland in 1947.[12] For the first 20 years of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)'s existence, the team mostly did not participate in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. In 1954, Iceland applied to take part in qualification for the 1954 World Cup, but the application was rejected.[9] In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins, conceding 26 goals.[9]

In 1980, Iceland won the first edition of the friendly tournament known as the Greenland Cup.[13]

Since 1974, the team has taken part in qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship. In 1994, the team reached their then best ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, 37th. This record stood until 2016 when they managed to reach 21st.[14] In a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.[15]

21st century
Iceland national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

In qualification for Euro 2004, Iceland finished third in their group, one point behind Scotland.[16] As a result, they failed to qualify for a playoff spot.[17]

In 2014, Iceland almost secured qualification for their first World Cup.[18] Finishing second in Group D, they played Croatia in a two-leg playoff for qualification.[19][20] After holding them to a 0–0 draw in the home leg, they lost 2–0 away.[21]

Iceland qualified for a major tournament for the first time in 2015 after finishing second in Group A of qualification for Euro 2016, losing only two games, and beating the Netherlands – which had finished third in the 2014 World Cup – twice.[22] During the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd.[23][24] Iceland were drawn into a group with Portugal, Hungary and Austria for the final tournament.

At the tournament finals, Iceland recorded 1–1 draws in their first two group stage matches against Portugal and Hungary. They then advanced from their group with a 2–1 victory against Austria.[25] Iceland qualified for the tournament's quarter-finals after a 2–1 upset win over England in the Round of 16, which led to England manager Roy Hodgson resigning in disgrace immediately after the final whistle.[26] However, they were eliminated by host nation France in the quarter-finals, 5–2.[27]

World Cup team 2018.

Iceland qualified for the 2018 World Cup, their first ever appearance in the world championship, securing qualification on 9 October 2017 after a 2–0 win against Kosovo. In doing so, they became the lowest-populated country ever to reach the finals.[28] Iceland were drawn to play Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria in a group that was considered by many as the "group of death".[29][30] Despite a challenging group, Iceland were tipped to advance from the group by several journalist websites, based on their impressive performance in Euro 2016.[31] Their maiden match at the World Cup was against 2014 runners-up Argentina, with Iceland surprisingly holding Argentina to a 1–1 draw.[32][33] However, their chances of advancing from the group were hurt following a 2–0 loss to Nigeria, putting Iceland to play with full determination against already qualified Croatia.[34][35] Iceland lost to Croatia in their final group game; and because Argentina won against Nigeria, Iceland finished bottom of the group with just a point.[36][37]

In 2020, Iceland came agonisingly close to qualifying for Euro 2020. In their playoff game against Hungary, Iceland led 1–0 for nearly the entire match until Hungary scored two goals in under five minutes, the first coming in the 88th minute to stun Iceland and the second in the second minute of added time, proving to be the winner; Hungary had beaten Iceland 2–1.[38] Iceland had also suffered poor results in their UEFA Nations League campaign in League A, having lost all their group stage matches and failing to garner a single point, resulting in their relegation to League B the following season.[39] Manager Erik Hamrén ultimately resigned, following their poor performance that year.[40]

Team image

The national team uses a blue as the home colours and white as their second colours but their crest featuring stylized imagery of Iceland's four "guardian spirits" (Landvættir) in local folklore; a giant, a dragon, a bull, and an eagle. The team's crest was adopted in 2020 and was designed by Reykjavík-based firm Bradenburg. Previously the team used a team crest which features a shield-type symbol which consist the abbreviation of the Football Association of Iceland in Icelandic (KSI), strips which derives colors from the Flag of Iceland, and a football.[41][42]

Iceland's supporters became known for using Viking Clap chant in the mid-2010s, which involves fans clapping their hands above their heads and yelling "huh!" to the beat of a drum. Iceland's Viking Clap first received wider international attention during the Euro 2016.[43]

Kit providers

The official kit is produced by German sports manufacturing company Puma since 2020. Before that the kit providers were Umbro (1975), Adidas (1976–1992), ABM (1992-1996), Reusch (1996–2001) and Erreà (2002–2020)

Kit provider Period
Umbro 1975
Adidas 1976–1991
ABM 1992–1996
Reusch 1996–2001
Erreà 2002–2020
Puma 2020–

Current competitions

2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
Group 2
Main articles: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B and 2022–23 UEFA Nations League § Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 13 Jun 6 Jun Canc.
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jun — 24 Sep Canc.
3  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Sep 10 Jun — Canc.
4  Russia[lower-alpha 1] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended; relegation to League C Canc. Canc. Canc. —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were suspended and automatically relegated to League C due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[44]

Results and fixtures
Main article: Iceland national football team results (2020–present)

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

[45][46][47][48]

28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Armenia  2–0  Iceland Yerevan, Armenia
18:00
  • Barseghyan 53'
  • Bayramyan 74'
 Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
31 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Liechtenstein  1–4  Iceland Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
29 May 2021 Friendly Mexico  2–1  Iceland Arlington, United States
00:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
4 June 2021 Friendly Faroe Islands  0–1  Iceland Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
8 June 2021 Friendly Poland  2–2  Iceland Poznań, Poland
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Balazs Berke (Hungary)
2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Iceland  0–2  Romania Reykjavík, Iceland
Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
5 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Iceland  2–2  North Macedonia Reykjavík, Iceland
 Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
8 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Iceland  0–4  Germany Reykjavík, Iceland
18:45 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
8 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Iceland  1–1  Armenia Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45
Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
11 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Iceland  4–0  Liechtenstein Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45
Report Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)
11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Romania  0–0  Iceland Bucharest, Romania
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification North Macedonia  3–1  Iceland Skopje, North Macedonia
18:00
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

2022
12 January 2022 Friendly Uganda  1–1  Iceland Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Kaddu 31' (pen.) Report Jón Daði 5' Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center
15 January 2022 Friendly South Korea  5–1  Iceland Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Mardan Stadium
26 March 2022 Friendly Finland  1–1  Iceland Murcia, Spain
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
29 March 2022 Friendly Spain  5–0  Iceland A Coruña, Spain
 Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
2 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Israel  v  Iceland Israel
6 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Iceland  v  Albania Reykjavík, Iceland
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
10 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Russia  v  Iceland TBD
13 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Iceland  v  Israel Reykjavík, Iceland
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
24 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Iceland  v  Russia Reykjavík, Iceland
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
27 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Albania  v  Iceland Albania

Coaching staff
See also: List of Iceland national football team managers
Position Name
Head coach Arnar Viðarsson
Assistant coach Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson
Technical advisor Bjarni Jakobsson
Training coach Birkir Eyjólfsson
Fitness coach Ari Þór Örlygsson
First-Team Doctor Jóhannes Rúnarsson
Goalkeeper coach Halldór Björnsson
Physiotherapist Sverrir Sigþórsson

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Finland and Spain on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[49]

Caps and goals are correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Spain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 14 0 OH Leuven
1GK Ingvar Jónsson (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 8 0 Víkingur Reykjavík
1GK Patrik Gunnarsson (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 0 0 Viking
2DF Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 38 2 CSKA Moscow
2DF Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 12 2 Vålerenga
2DF Alfons Sampsted (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 10 0 Bodø/Glimt
2DF Daníel Leó Grétarsson (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 7 0 Śląsk Wrocław
2DF Ari Leifsson (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 3 0 Strømsgodset
2DF Atli Barkarson (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 3 0 SønderjyskE
3MF Birkir Bjarnason (Vice-Captain) (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 107 15 Adana Demirspor
3MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 44 5 New England Revolution
3MF Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 30 6 Genoa
3MF Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 18 2 AGF
3MF Arnór Sigurðsson (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 18 1 Venezia
3MF Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 11 1 Copenhagen
3MF Aron Elís Þrándarson (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 10 0 OB
3MF Andri Baldursson (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 9 0 Copenhagen
3MF Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 9 1 Silkeborg
3MF Þórir Jóhann Helgason (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 9 0 Lecce
3MF Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 4 0 Breiðablik
4FW Jón Daði Böðvarsson (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 64 4 Bolton Wanderers
4FW Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 12 1 IF Elfsborg
4FW Andri Guðjohnsen (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 6 2 Real Madrid Castilla

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Iceland squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Elías Rafn Ólafsson (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 4 0 Midtjylland v.  Finland, 26 March 2022 INJ
GK Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 2 0 IF Elfsborg v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
GK Jökull Andrésson (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 1 0 Reading v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
GK Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 77 0 Retired v.  Germany, 8 September 2021 RET
GK Ögmundur Kristinsson (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 19 0 Olympiacos v.  Poland, 8 June 2021
DF Hjörtur Hermannsson (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 25 1 Pisa v.  Finland, 26 March 2022 INJ
DF Guðmundur Þórarinsson (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 12 0 AaB v.  Finland, 26 March 2022 INJ
DF Davíð Kristján Ólafsson (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 4 0 Kalmar FF v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2 0 BK Häcken v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Ísak Ólafsson (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 2 0 Esbjerg v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Finnur Tómas Pálmason (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 1 0 KR v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Damir Muminovic (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 1 0 Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
DF Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984-11-11) 11 November 1984 103 3 Valur v.  North Macedonia, 14 November 2021 RET
DF Ari Freyr Skúlason (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 83 0 IFK Norrköping v.  North Macedonia, 14 November 2021 RET
DF Jón Guðni Fjóluson (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 18 1 Hammarby IF v.  Armenia, 8 October 2021 INJ
DF Kári Árnason (1982-10-13) 13 October 1982 90 6 Retired v.  Germany, 8 September 2021 RET
DF Kolbeinn Þórðarson (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 1 0 Lommel v.  Poland, 8 June 2021
DF Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 97 5 Retired v.  Mexico, 30 May 2021 RET
DF Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 1 0 Sogndal v.  Mexico, 30 May 2021
DF Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 1 0 Keflavík v.  Mexico, 30 May 2021
MF Viðar Ari Jónsson (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 7 0 Honvéd v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Alex Þór Hauksson (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 4 0 Östers IF v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Gísli Eyjólfsson (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 4 0 Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Viktor Karl Einarsson (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 2 0 Breiðablik v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Kristall Máni Ingason (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 2 0 Víkingur Reykjavík v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Viktor Örlygur Andrason (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 2 0 Víkingur Reykjavík v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 1 0 Sogndal v.  South Korea, 15 January 2022
MF Mikael Egill Ellertsson (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 4 0 SPAL v.  North Macedonia, 14 November 2021
MF Mikael Anderson (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 11 1 AGF v.  Liechtenstein, 11 October 2021
MF Victor Pálsson (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 29 1 Schalke 04 v.  Armenia, 8 October 2021 WD
MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 81 8 Burnley v.  Armenia, 8 October 2021 INJ
MF Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 32 2 CFR Cluj v.  Romania, 2 September 2021 WD
MF Aron Gunnarsson (Captain) (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 97 2 Al-Arabi v.  Poland, 8 June 2021
FW Brynjólfur Willumsson (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 0 0 Kristiansund v.  Uganda, 12 January 2022 INJ
FW Viðar Örn Kjartansson (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 32 4 Vålerenga v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 INJ
FW Elías Már Ómarsson (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 9 0 Nîmes v.  Liechtenstein, 11 October 2021
FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 64 26 Free agent v.  Romania, 2 September 2021 EX

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
EX Player expelled from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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Previous squads

Records
As of 29 March 2022.[50][51]
Players in bold are still active with Iceland.

Most caps
Birkir Bjarnason is Iceland's all-time most capped with 107 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Birkir Bjarnason 107 15 2010–present
2 Rúnar Kristinsson 104 3 1987–2004
3 Birkir Már Sævarsson 103 3 2007–2021
4 Ragnar Sigurðsson 97 5 2007–2020
Aron Einar Gunnarsson 97 2 2008–present
6 Kári Árnason 90 6 2005–2021
7 Hermann Hreiðarsson 89 5 1996–2011
8 Eiður Guðjohnsen 88 26 1996–2016
9 Ari Freyr Skúlason 83 0 2009–2021
10 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 81 8 2008–present

Top goalscorers
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (left) and Eiður Guðjohnsen jointly hold the record for top goalscorers in the history of Iceland with 26 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 26 64 0.41 2010–present
Eiður Guðjohnsen (list) 26 88 0.3 1996–2016
3 Gylfi Sigurðsson 25 78 0.32 2010–present
4 Ríkharður Jónsson 17 33 0.52 1947–1965
5 Alfreð Finnbogason 15 61 0.25 2010–present
Birkir Bjarnason 15 107 0.14 2010–present
7 Ríkharður Daðason 14 44 0.32 1991–2004
Arnór Guðjohnsen 14 73 0.19 1979–1997
9 Þórður Guðjónsson 13 58 0.22 1993–2004
10 Tryggvi Guðmundsson 12 42 0.29 1997–2008
Heiðar Helguson 12 55 0.22 1999–2011

Competitive record
For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see Iceland national football team head to head.

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950
1954 Did not enter Did not enter
1958 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 6 26
1962Did not enter Did not enter
1966
1970
1974 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 29
1978 6 1 0 5 2 12
1982 8 2 2 4 10 21
1986 6 1 0 5 4 10
1990 8 1 4 3 6 11
1994 8 3 2 3 7 6
1998 10 2 3 5 11 16
2002 10 4 1 5 14 20
2006 10 1 1 8 14 27
2010 8 1 2 5 7 13
2014 12 5 3 4 17 17
2018 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 2 5 10 7 1 2 16 7
2022 Did not qualify 10 2 3 5 12 18
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 1/22 3 0 1 2 2 5 116 30 22 64 128 233

UEFA European Championship
Main article: Iceland at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not enter Did not enter
1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
1968 Did not enter Did not enter
1972
1976 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 3 8
1980 8 0 0 8 2 21
1984 8 1 1 6 3 13
1988 8 2 2 4 4 14
1992 8 2 0 6 7 10
1996 8 1 2 5 3 12
2000 10 4 3 3 12 7
2004 8 4 1 3 11 9
2008 12 2 2 8 10 27
2012 8 1 1 6 6 14
2016 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 8 9 10 6 2 2 17 6
2020 Did not qualify 12 7 1 4 17 14
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 1/16 5 2 2 1 8 9 108 31 18 59 98 160

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 A 2 4 0 0 4 1 13 12th
2020–21 A 2 6 0 0 6 3 17 16th
2022–23 B To be determined
Total 10 0 0 10 4 30 12th

Honours

FIFA ranking history

Source:[52]

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
46 47 39 50 60 72 64 43 50 52 58 58 93 94 93 90 83 92 112 104 90 49 33 36 21 22 37 39 46 62

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