News Tagged with “FIFA World Cup 2018”

The toy boxes contain a football, various toys and stationery and will be dispatched to refugee camps and war zones such as in Syria, Bangladesh, Yemen and Iraq.

Icelandic national football team raise money for children in refugee camps and war zones

28 Jun 2018 The Icelandic national men's football team raised 8 million ISK for Unicef to provide toys for children in refugee camps and in war zones.

Aron Einar Gunnarsson at the match last night.

Hopes Icelanders are proud

27 Jun 2018 Captain of the Iceland men's national football team, Aron Einar Gunnarsson wa proud of the team's performance yesterday against Croatia despite losing 2:1.

Iceland's World Cup adventure over after losing to Croatia

26 Jun 2018 Iceland's first time at the World Cup ended tonight after a hair- raising match against Croatia which ended in 2:1 for Croatia.

Crunch time for Iceland today - where to watch the match in Reykjavik

26 Jun 2018 Iceland faces Croatia a at 6 pm today (Icelandic time). The match will determine whether Iceland are out of the World Cup or whether they continue. But where can you watch the match in Reykjavik?

Iceland team practices before tomorrow's big match against Croatia

25 Jun 2018 Today was the last practice by the Iceland Men's National Football team before the match against Croatia in Rostov at 6 pm Icelandic time. The match will determine whether Iceland are out of the World Cup or whether they continue.

Icelandic team's Rúrik now has over a million Instagram followers

24 Jun 2018 Thirty-year-old Rúrik Gíslason, midfielder in the Iceland men's football team now has over one million Instagram followers. He only had 30 thousand followers before the World Cup.

Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson missed the penalty goal in minute 83.

Iceland loses 2-0 to Nigeria

22 Jun 2018 There were a lot of sad faces today when Iceland lost to Nigeria at the World Cup match this afternoon. Iceland still has a chance to get past Group D if they beat Croatia on Tuesday.

Icelandic fans at the Croatia versus Argentina match yesterday.

Enormous excitement for today's Iceland-Nigeria match

22 Jun 2018 The Icelandic national men's football team has a chance today to go onwards in the World Cup with the group D teams, Iceland and Nigeria clashing in Volgograd at 3 pm Iceland time.

Icelandic team practice in Volgograd

21 Jun 2018 The Icelandic men's national football team were hard at practice this morning before their match against Nigeria on Friday.

Heimir Hallgrímsson and Aron Einar Gunnarsson at a press conference in Volgograd arena this morning.

Jóhann Berg unlikely to play at tomorrow's match

21 Jun 2018 Iceland winger Jóhann (Jói) Berg Guðmundson will probably not be playing tomorrow says coach Heimir Hallgrímsson due to injury.

Practice in Kabardinka yesterday. Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson and Jón Daði Böðvarsson.

Where to watch the Iceland - Nigeria match in Reykjavik

21 Jun 2018 Iceland faces Nigeria at 3 pm on Friday (Icelandic time) in their second match in Group D at the World Cup. But where can you watch the match in Reykjavik?

The post office closes at 2.30 pm this Friday.

Iceland's post offices close early on Friday due to Iceland -Nigeria match

20 Jun 2018 Most of Iceland will probably be glued to their screens at 3 pm on Friday when Iceland's plays its second match in the World Cup, this time against Nigeria.

Iceland's national football team not sexy enough?

18 Jun 2018 None of the men in the Icelandic national men's football team have made lists in Elle and Vogue on the sexiest competitors at the World Cup.

Icelandic football fans go crazy on Saturday in Reykjavik city centre

18 Jun 2018 See the atmosphere it Ingólfstorg square in Reykjavik on Saturday at the end of the Iceland- Argentina match.

Hannes Þór Halldórsson celebrates at the end of Saturday's match.

"Oh shit, I'm going to have to defend a penalty kick from Messi"

18 Jun 2018 "It's a dream come true, it's incredible that this happened," said goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson speaking to mbl.is following the 1:1 draw against Argentina in Iceland's first match at the World Cup on Saturday.