World Cup 2018 Team Story: Iceland
After 12 failed qualification campaigns, Iceland finally made it to the World Cup finals. They are for sure the biggest supurise for Russia World Cup 2018.
Let's follow the map camera to find out who they are and how they made a history.
Population
Iceland has a population of 348,580 (0.3 million) and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi). -- Wikipedia
It is by far the smallest nation to reach the World Cup finals.
On the map, you may zoom in a bit to see the country labels.
Players
Next, let's get to know more about the players.
Within the Iceland men's national football team, the average age is 27.1, with the youngest one of 21 and the oldest one of 34.
Most Iceland players play for the overseas football clubs.
On the map, you can see the number of players play for a specific club and the location of the club. You can view more details by clicking the marker.
Source: Wikipedia
Historic Moment
On June 16st, 2018, Iceland's first game of the World Cup came against Argentina. Iceland was considered a major underdog but they hold Argentina to 1-1 draw.
All Matches
Argentina 1-1 Iceland
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Iceland 1-2 Croatia
Source: Wikipedia
Fun Fact
Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldórsson is also a filmmaker.
You can even find his bio on IMDb
Here is a Coca-Cola commercial he directed for the World Cup 2018
Although Iceland didn't make it to the knockout stage, their bright future is waiting for them.