Iceland Football Team
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UEFA Nations League: Mbappe's brace saves France as Iceland hold World cup winners 2-2
Football | Oct 12, 2018, 11:06 AM ISTIceland was 2-0 up with five minutes left at the Roudourou stadium in Brittany and looked set to hand France its first loss since winning the World Cup in July.
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FIFA WC 2018: Musa's brace gifts Nigeria 2-0 win over Iceland; restore Argentina's hopes
Football | Jun 22, 2018, 11:26 PM ISTNigeria will face Argentina in its final group match on Tuesday in St. Petersburg and African nation wins, it will advance to the round of 16.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Iceland to continue playing to their strengths facing Nigeria
Football | Jun 22, 2018, 11:51 AM ISTIceland's opening game of the tournament saw them hold Argentina to a 1-1 draw to give Heimar Hallgrimsson's side a fighting chance of reaching the last 16.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Studied Lionel Messi's penalties, says Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson
Football | Jun 17, 2018, 01:45 PM ISTHalldorsson said it was a dream come true to face the "best player in the world", adding his side had earned an important point in its first-ever World Cup match.
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FIFA WC 2018: Hurt to miss penalty, it would've been decisive for Argentina, says Messi
Football | Jun 17, 2018, 05:39 PM ISTMessi denied that the draw would affect the team in its next Group D contest on Thursday against Croatia.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Messi misses penalty, Iceland holds Argentina to 1-1 draw
Football | Jun 16, 2018, 09:32 PM ISTThe small Nordic island nation's team created several first-half chances despite having only 22 per cent possession and pushed back Argentina's waves of second-half attacks.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina start campaign against hopeful Iceland
Football | Jun 16, 2018, 10:48 AM ISTArgentina last won the World Cup in 1986 when the legendary Diego Maradona single-handedly carried them to the title.
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Spain-Portugal rivalry leads top games to watch at FIFA World Cup 2018
Football | Jun 14, 2018, 11:45 AM ISTSpain beat Portugal at the 2010 World Cup, and again in the semifinals of the 2012 European Championship, going on to win the tournament both times.
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Height effect: Argentina sizes up Iceland at FIFA World Cup 2018
Football | Jun 14, 2018, 10:40 AM ISTArgentina is among the shortest teams at the tournament at 1.79 meters, coach Jorge Sampaoli has put special emphasis on height during tactical work at the team's training center in the Moscow.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Tiny Iceland continues to live the dream
Football | Jun 12, 2018, 10:52 AM ISTThe Icelandic fairytale is made more charming by its vociferous and passionate fans, who made the "thunderclap" war chant the soundtrack of that summer in Euro Cup 2016.
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FIFA WORLD CUP 2018: Guide to Group D of the World Cup
Football | Jun 02, 2018, 06:28 PM ISTArgentina, Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria are part of Group D of the World Cup.