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England
Squad |
Type |
Iceland Squad |
Referee
(yellow)
Davide Massa
42 (15 July 1981), Imperia, FIFA-listed
2014 |
13 |
Goal Attempts |
9 |
1 |
Attempts on Target |
4 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Giovanni Baccini |
Davide Imperiale |
7 |
Corner Kicks Won |
5 |
Fourth official
Matteo Marcenaro
30 (5 November 1992), Genova |
4 |
Offside Calls Against |
0 |
Video
Assistant Officials |
4 |
Fouls Conceded |
9 |
Michael Fabbri
40 (8
December 1983), Ravenna
Daniele Paterna 36 |
63% |
Possession |
37% |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (4th
April 2024) 4th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th to 9th |
Colours |
The Nike 2024 home
uniform -
White shadow pinstriped jerseys
with navy blue v-necked polo-collars/underarm side panel and white/navy blue/maroon
trimmed cuffs, white shorts with navy blue side
panel/hem,
white socks with navy blue trim. |
Captain |
Harry Kane |
Manager |
Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November
2016. |
⁵⁴
most goals as captain |
64th of 73, W 39 - D 13 - L 12 - F 148 - A 52. |
|
Declan Rice
63:17 |
P 95th of 102, W 58 - D 21 - L 16 - F 205 - A
66. |
England
Lineup |
|
three changes on the previous match |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
|
1 |
Ramsdale, Aaron C. |
26 24 days |
14 May 1998 |
GK |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
5 |
6ᵍᵃ |
final app
2021-24 |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A., off 64th min. |
34 10 days |
28 May 1990 |
RB |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
83 |
1 |
5 |
Stones, John,
injured off ht |
30 10 days |
28 May 1994 |
RCD |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
72 |
3 |
6 |
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel |
23 330 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
LCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
11 |
0 |
3 |
Trippier, Kieran J.,
off 64th min. |
33 262 days |
19 September 1990 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 7th) |
48 |
1 |
8 |
Mainoo, Kobbie B. |
19 49 days |
19 April 2005 |
RDM |
Manchester United FC
(PL 8th) |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Rice, Declan |
25
145 days |
14 January 1999 |
LDM |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
51 |
3 |
7 |
Palmer, Cole J.,
off 77th min. |
22 32 days |
6 May 2002 |
RAM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
4 |
1 |
10 |
Foden, Philip W. |
24 10 days |
28 May 2000 |
CAM |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
34 |
4 |
11 |
Gordon, Anthony M.,
off 64th min. |
23 104 days |
24 February 2001 |
LAM |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 7th) |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Kane, Harry E.,
off 64th min. (63:22) |
30 315 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL 2nd) |
91 |
63 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 0 Iceland 1 |
15 |
Konsa, Ezri N., on half-time for Stones |
26 228 days |
23 October 1997 |
RCD |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 4th) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent J.,
on 64th min. (63:28) for Walker |
25 244 days |
7 October 1998 |
RB |
Liverpool FC
(PL 3rd) |
25 |
20 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
Toney, Ivan B.E., on 64th min.
(63:37)
for Kane |
28
83 days |
16 March 1996 |
CF |
Brentford FC
(PL 15th) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
Gomez, Joseph D., on 64th min.
(63:44)
for Trippier |
27 15 days |
23 May 1997 |
LB |
Liverpool FC
(PL 3rd) |
15 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
final app
2017-24 |
25 |
Saka, Bukayo A.T., on 64th min.
(63:49)
for Gordon |
22
276 days |
5 September 2001 |
LAM |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
33 |
23 |
11 |
10 |
21 |
Eze, Eberechi O., on 77th min.
(76:06) for Palmer |
25 344 days |
29 June 1998 |
RAM |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
result:
England 0 Iceland 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-Dean Henderson, 14-Jarell Quansah, 16-Conor Gallagher, 18-Ollie Watkins, 20-Jarrod Bowen, 22-Jordan
Pickford, 23-Adam Wharton, 24-James Trafford. |
stadium notes: |
For the third successive match at the Stadium, England's opponents
score the first goal, Brazil, Belgium and Iceland. Not since
1953-54 has the Stadium witnessed a one-nil deficit against
Rest of the World,
Hungary and
Wales. |
team notes: |
65th Home Loss,
thirty of which,
are in
friendly matches. The last time England failed to win their last
warm-up match before a major tournament was
in 1968. The sixth match against Iceland is the first time that
England have failed to score against them. It is only the second
friendly match between the two nations, and England are yet to be
victorious. It is the
350th match
where the opposition have scored just the one goal, but only the 53rd
match where it has resulted in an England defeat. Tenth match on
this date is also their second defeat, having been beaten in
1970 by Brazil. It is Trent Alexander-Arnold's fourteenth match
at a home venue, the previous thirteen had all been victorious. |
youth notes: |
England and
Iceland have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. Trent Alexander-Arnold started for
the under-17s against Iceland in July 2014. Marc Guéhi and
substitute Bukayo Saka, played for the under-19s in the November 2018
fixture. Kobbie Mainoo featured in the March 2023 loss. |
BME notes: |
For the first time ever, in the era of using six substitutes, they are
made up entirely of BME players. So for the third time, England end
the match with a record eight BME players on the pitch (after Japan,
2010, and Switzerland, 2019). |
manager notes: |
Gareth Southgate is now equal with Bobby Robson in managing England
for 95 matches. Only Sir Alf Ramsey and Walter Winterbottom have
managed more. Southgate has now suffered five home losses, only
Ramsey and Winterbottom have had more (6). |
|
4-2-3-1 |
Ramsdale - Walker (Alexander-Arnold), Stones (Konsa), Guéhi, Trippier
(Gomez) - Mainoo, Rice
- Palmer (Eze), Foden, Gordon (Saka)
- Kane (Toney) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26 years 219
days |
Appearances/Goals |
36.8 |
6.9 |
|
|
Iceland Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (4th
April 2024) 72nd
EFO ranking
n/a ELO rating
73rd to 68th |
Colours |
Made by Puma - Blue crew-necked jerseys with white trim on
collar/cuffs and curved hoop on rear, blue shorts with
white trim and blue socks |
Captain |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson |
Manager |
Åge Fridtjof Hareide, 70 (23
September 1953 in Hareid, Norway), appointed on 14 April 2023. |
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 83rd min. |
twelfth match - W - 6 - D 1 - L 6 - F 19 - A 16. |
Iceland Lineup |
12 |
Valdimarsson, Hákon R. |
22 238 days |
13 October 2001 |
G |
Brentford FC, England |
10 |
0 |
15 |
Bjarkason, Bjarki Steinn |
24 27 days |
11 May 2000 |
RB |
Venezia FC, Italy |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Grétarsson Schmidt, Daniel Leó |
28 249 days |
2 October 1995 |
RCD |
Sønderjyske Fb, Denmark |
18 |
0 |
5 |
Ingason, Sverrir Ingi |
30 307 days |
5 August 1993 |
LCD |
FC Midtjylland, Denmark |
50 |
3 |
|
46th min. for pulling back a sprinting Bukayo Saka running out of his own
area |
14 |
Finnsson, Kolbeinn B. |
24 287 days |
25 August 1999 |
LB |
Lyngby Bk, Denmark |
11 |
0 |
|
81st min. after he brought down a sprinting Bukayo Saka outside area |
21 |
Traustason, Arnór Ingvi |
31 38 days |
30 April 1993 |
RM |
IFK Norrköping, Sweden |
57 |
6 |
7 |
Guðmundsson, Jóhann Berg,
off 83rd min. |
33 224 days |
27 October 1990 |
CM |
Burnley FC, England |
92 |
8 |
10 |
Haraldsson, Hákon Arnar,
off 83rd min. |
21 58 days |
10 April 2003 |
LM |
Lille Olympique SC, France |
18 |
3 |
|
79th min. for down Eberechi Eze down to the floor 40 yds out |
|
|
|
9
|
Þorsteinsson, Jón Dagur, off
93rd min. |
25 194 days |
26 November 1998 |
RF |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Belgium |
36 |
5 |
22 |
Guðjohnsen, Andri
L. |
22 130 days |
29 January 2002
in London,
England |
CF |
Lyngby Bk, Denmark |
23 |
6 |
18 |
Anderson, Mikael N., off 64th min. |
25 342 days |
1 July 1998 |
LF |
Aarhus Gf, Denmark |
27 |
2 |
Iceland
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 0 Iceland 1 |
16 |
Þórðarson, Stefán Teitur, on 64th
min. (63:07) for Anderson |
25 233 days |
16 October 1998 |
LF |
Silkeborg If, Denmark |
20 |
1 |
19 |
Jóhannesson, Ísak Bergmann, on 83rd min.
(82:45) for Haraldsson |
21
76 days |
23 March 2003
in Sutton Coldfield,
England |
LM |
FC
København, Denmark |
26 |
3 |
8 |
Sigurðsson, Arnór, on 83rd min.
(82:51) for Guðmundsson |
25 27 days |
15 May 1999 |
CM |
Blackburn Rovers FC, England |
32 |
2 |
17 |
Friðriksson, Valgeir Lunddal, on 90th+3
min (92:40) for Þorsteinsson |
22 257 days |
24 September 2001 |
RF |
Bk Häcken, Sweden |
9 |
0 |
result:
England 0 Iceland 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
1-Elías Rafn Ólafsson, 2-Alfons Sampsted, 3-Guðmundur Þórarinsson,
4-Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason, 11-Logi Tómasson, 13-Patrik Gunnarson, 20-Sævar Atli Magnússon, 23-Kristian Hlynsson. |
team
notes: |
|
manager Åge Hareide had previously taken charge of the Danish national
side, and would have managed against England but for the Co-vid pandemic.
The March 2020 meeting was postponed. He did play for Norway, however,
against England, in September 1980,
and in the infamous
Norway victory of September 1981. |
|
4-3-3 |
Valdimarsson -
Bjarkason, Grétarsson, Ingason, Finnsson - Traustason,
Guðmundsson (Sigurðsson), Haraldsson
(Jóhannesson)
- Þorsteinsson
(Friðriksson), Guðjohnsen, Anderson
(Þórðarson) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26 years 159
days |
Appearances/Goals |
31.4 |
2.9 |
|
|
Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Sometimes when you write a report on England games you have to temper your utter disappointment with an objectional look at the wider issue, and this defeat against Iceland was one such game. With the Euros just around the corner there was definitely an element of caution from the players, not wanting to risk injury or anything else before leaving for Germany. However, the crowd were wanting a good Wembley send-off and unfortunately that did not happen.
England began the match well, moving the ball quickly and creating several good attacks. A lovely pass from Phil Foden picked out Kieran Trippier marauding down the left. Trippier lost control though and the chance was gone. Then Harry Kane won a corner but goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson, looking safe and secure all game, collected Foden's cross quite comfortably. On 11 minutes Anthony Gordon, one of England's few successes on the night, made a fine run down the left showing his pace and leaving a defender for dead. Alas, his final cross was cleared away and again the chance was squandered.
Then, a minute later, the unthinkable happened. Kyle Walker was caught upfield and Kolbeinn Finnsson threaded a good pass down the left into the space for Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson to run onto. John Stones came across to cover but the striker cut inside before firing in a fine low shot and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was beaten at his near post. That wasn't in the script, but it was a well taken goal with England's defence found wanting.
England quickly responded with Gordon trying to replicate the goal at the other end, cutting inside from the left but this time shooting well wide of the goal. The play was end to end at this time and when Declan Rice shut down the goalkeeper, the latter's clearance went straight to Cole Palmer. It looked odds on an equaliser, but Palmer's shot was blocked and deflected for a corner with the keeper beaten. There was a look of determination from England and when Kobbie Mainoo found Foden another chance went begging as Foden's shot was weak and easily saved. Certainly it was a game of fast open football, from both teams, too open from an England perspective. And every time England threatened, the final pass was just not good enough and Iceland were let off the hook several times. That was especially so on 28 minutes.
Palmer received the ball on the right and sent over a perfect cross for Kane to run onto. Now, you would have put your house on Kane putting that one away, but instead he guided the ball over the bar, much to everyone's amazement. The crowd were stunned by that miss and although the pressure on the Iceland defence was constant, England had still not seriously tested goalkeeper Valdimarsson. In fact, the nearest we had to another goal came from Iceland who so nearly made it 2-0. How Arnor Ingvi Traustason put a close range shot wide was anyone's guess. The half ended with Iceland doggedly holding their lead and they were impressive at both ends of the field.
England started the second-half on the front foot and in the first ten minutes after the restart Gordon set up Foden who shot just the wrong side of the far post. Then Palmer shot into the side-netting from a tight angle before the same player had another golden chance. Rice, who played well, put a fine pass through to Palmer who had just the goalkeeper to beat, but he took an extra touch and the ball was scrambled clear by backtracking defenders, Shades of the infamous World Cup qualifier against Poland in October 1973, when we did everything but score started to loom in my mind. The difference there though was that the Polish goalkeeper, Jan Tomashevski, worked overtime making save after save, This time though, Valdimarsson never had to make a save apart from a couple of punches clear from crosses. It was Iceland making the best chances and after Gareth Southgate made his usual raft of substitutions, what little rhythm England had went out of the window. Sverrir Ingi Ingason so nearly settled the match as he attacked a cross from the left, when unmarked, and only a fine block by Ramsdale kept England in the game.
Throughout this half the quality of the final passes by England was even worse than the first period. Trent Alexander-Arnold put in a number of crosses after he came on, one of which was just deflected wide of the far post, and a late effort by Mainoo saw a shot fly high over the bar. And that was it and it has to be said that Iceland thoroughly deserved their win. Their players were resolute at the back, quick on the break, took one of their chances to score and have the longest names in International football. England, meanwhile need to regroup quickly, and Southgate needs to organise a much better balanced side, be careful with substitutions and bring the very best out of this talented squad when the important stuff starts in a week's time.
For my part I look back on all the England sides of the past and I wonder what they must think when they find we have lost at home to football minnows Iceland? Still, bring on Aldi and Lidl I say!!
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport Iceland FA |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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