UEFA European Championship

Iceland: Women’s Euro 2022 team profile

1 year ago

| BY News Team

When Iceland qualified for Euro 2009, it was the first time any senior Iceland team – men or women – had reached a major tournament.

Now in their fourth consecutive Euros, Iceland may be among the outsiders to lift the trophy but will still be aiming to equal – or even surpass – their quarter-final place from nine years ago. Defensively solid and strong from set-pieces, they relish their underdog status.

What was Iceland’s Women’s Euro 2022 Qualifying Record?

Group F Runners-up: P8 W6 D1 L1 GF25 GA5 GD+20 Pts19

Iceland 4 – 1 Hungary

Iceland 1 – 0 Slovakia

Latvia 0 – 6 Iceland

Iceland 9 – 0 Latvia

Iceland 1 – 1 Sweden

Sweden 2 – 0 Iceland

Slovakia 1 – 3 Iceland

Hungary 0 – 1 Iceland

Top Scorer: Elin Metta Jensen (6)

Who is Iceland’s head coach at Euro 2022?

Iceland’s head coach is Thorsteinn Halldorsson. Although relatively new to the job, Halldorsson has a huge amount of experience in the men’s and women’s game and won three club titles with Breidablik before being offered the international job. He has built on the foundations of Iceland’s predecessors, emphasising tactical discipline and team unity.

Who is Iceland’s captain at Euro 2022?

With 15 years of international experience, Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir has been there from the start of this Icelandic football revolution and is arguably the greatest women’s player her nation has produced. A star midfielder for Champions League-winning Lyon, Gunnarsdottir once went nine years without missing a single match for her country, underlining her importance to the side.

Who are Iceland’s star players to watch out for at Euro 2022?

Captain Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir is the player who makes the side tick, but there are plenty of her team-mates that the opposition will need to be wary of this summer. Elin Metta Jensen bagged the bulk of the goals during qualifying, and Wolfsburg’s Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir scored eight minutes into her international debut in 2020 and hasn’t looked back since. Jonsdottir also has a long throw that adds an extra element to Iceland’s set-piece prowess.