The Strakarnir okkar European Championship Squad pre-England  June 2016
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
14. Árnason, Kári	13 October 1982 in Göteburg, Sweden	33	CD	Malmö FF, Sweden	50	2
8. Bjarnason, Birkir	27 May 1988	28	CM	FC Basel 1893, Switzerland	50	7
18. Bjarnason, The�d�r Elmar	4 March 1987	29	LM	Aarhus GF, Denmark	29	0
15. Bo�varsson, Jón Da�i	25 May 1992	24	F	1.FC Kaiserslautern, Germany	24	2
11. Finnbogason, Alfre�	1 February 1989	27	F	FC Augsburg 1907, Germany, on loan from Real Sociedad de Futbol , Spain	36	8
22. Gu�johnsen, Ei�ur	15 September 1978	37	F	Molde FK, Norway	87	26
7. Gu�mundsson, J�hann Berg	27 October 1990	25	RM	Charlton Athletic FC, England	50	5
17. Gunnarsson, Aron Einar Malmquist	22 April 1989	27	M	Cardiff City FC, England	62	2
1. Halldórsson, Hannes Þór	27 April 1984	32	G	FK Bodø/Glimt, Norway	36	39 GA
20. Hallfre�sson, Emil	29 June 1984	31	CM	Udinese Calcio, Italy	55	1
3. Hauksson, Haukur Hei︠�ar	1 September 1991	24	RB	Allmanna IK, Sweden	7	0
4. Hermannsson, Hjörtur	8 February 1995	21	CD	IF Kamraterna Göteborg, Sweden, on loan from Philips Sport Vereniging NV, Netherlands	3	0
5. Ingason, Sverrir Ingi	5 August 1993	22	D	KSC Lokeren-Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium	7	2
13. Jónsson, Ingvar	18 October 1989	26	G	Sandefjord Fotball, Norway	5	6 GA
12. Kristinsson, Ögmundur	19 June 1989	27	G	Hammarby IF, Sweden	11	20 GA
19. Magnússon, Hörður Björgvin	11 February 1993	23	LB	AC Cesena, Italy, on loan from Juventus FC, Italy	5	0
2. Sævarsson, Birkir M�r	11 November 1984	31	RB	Hammarby IF, Sweden	60	1
10. Sigurðsson, Gylfi Đor	8 September 1989	26	M	Swansea City FC, Wales	42	14
9. Sigþórsson, Kolbeinn	14 March 1990	26	F	FC de Nantes, France	42	20
6. Sigurðsson, Ragnar	19 June 1986	30	CD	FC Krasnodar, Russia	59	1
16. Sigurj�nsson, R�nar M�r Sigurlaugarson	18 June 1990	26	M	GIF Sundsvall, Sweden	11	1
23. Skúlason, Ari Freyr	14 May 1987	29	LB	Odense Bk, Denmark	41	0
21. Traustason, Arn�r Ingvi	30 April 1993	23	M	SK Rapid Wien, Austria	8	4

Squad details correct up to and including Iceland's match against Austria on 22 June 2016.
Tallies taken from UEFA.com

Diary

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 - Scholars in Iceland have called on the country's football federation to reverse its decision to print footballers' last names on the national squad's shirts. The government-run Icelandic Language Institution says the move contradicts Iceland's culture, which gives little importance to second names, and violates the country's language law. It wants players' first names printed on the back of their shirts instead, saying that's how Icelanders have been identified since humans first settled there. Unusually, the Icelandic naming system does not rely on family names handed down from generation to generation. Instead, an Icelander's second name is usually based on their father's first name, with "-sson" or "-dottir" added at the end. That makes people's first names the most important identifier;en telephone directories in Iceland consist of alphabetised first names, with occupations added to avoid confusion.

Monday, 9 May 2016 - Former Chelsea forward Ei�ur Gu�johnsen has been named in Iceland's Euro 2016 squad at the age of 37. Gu�johnsen, who has also played for Barcelona, Bolton, Stoke and Fulham, has been with Norwegian club Molde since February. His short spell with Chinese Super League club Shijiazhuanger Bright ended in November 2015. Iceland co-manager Lars Lagerb�ck said: "If he hadn't found a club in January, he would not have been picked." Gu�johnsen, who has made 84 appearances for Iceland, is arguably his country's most celebrated player, having enjoyed an international career spanning 20 years, in addition to winning two Premier League titles with Chelsea and the Champions League and La Liga with Barcelona. He retired from international football in November 2013 after Iceland lost a 2014 World Cup play-off to Croatia, but was recalled in March 2015. Gu�johnsen played three of Iceland's 10 Euro 2016 qualifying matches, scoring one goal as they reached a major tournament for the first time.

Tuesday, 14 June 2016 - Iceland earned a memorable point on their European Championship debut, holding Portugal to a draw in Group F. Gylfi Sigurðsson almost put Iceland in front early on but his angled shot and follow-up were both saved. Nani slotted in for Portugal but Iceland worked a shock equaliser when Birkir Bjarnason volleyed home. Cristiano Ronaldo had a header saved for an unconvincing Portugal, while Iceland went close late on when Alfre� Finnbogason had a shot saved.

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 - Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo hit out at Iceland's lack of ambition after their scoredraw. The Real Madrid player also refused to shake the hands of the Iceland players after the group match in Saint-Étienne. "I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end," he said. "It was unbelievable. We tried hard to win the game and Iceland didn't try anything. This, in my opinion, shows a small mentality and they are not going to do anything in the competition."

Cristiano Ronaldo has been called a "bad loser" and "petty" for criticising Iceland. Midfielder Kári Árnason responded: "It just makes it sweeter that he is a bad loser. We are a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and we got a draw against them." Former Iceland international Hermann Hrei�arsson also hit back at Ronaldo, saying he should have done more to help his side win in Saint-Étienne. "He didn't fancy it on the day and he just got beaten up. It's petty in a way. He's a sore loser obviously. He thought he could have goals handed to him on a plate. If he would have worked as hard asery Icelandic player, he wouldn't have had to say anything because I'm sure he would have got his rewards."

Saturday, 18 June 2016 - Birkir S�varsson's late own goal denied Iceland a famous victory as Hungary edged towards the last 16 of the European Championship with a draw. Gyfli Sigurðsson gave Iceland the lead in the first half when he converted a penalty after a foul. Hungary dominated possession from then on but found themselves repeatedly frustrated by the Iceland defence.

Wednesday, 22 June 2016 - Iceland scored a dramatic injury-time winner in a pulsating match to eliminate Austria and set up a last-16 tie against England in Nice on Monday.

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