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[maniac-kun]

Wow loved them at the Euro Cup Looking forward to their matches

 

[fanboi]

To be fair, pretty much anything Iceland does makes it the tiniest nation to do that thing.

Well they fail at just that, being the tiniest nation

 

[Driw3r]

They were awesome in Euros and only reason why i watched it, great they make it to World cup.

 

[Greedings]

They only have that distinction because Vatican City is not in pursuit of Athletic fames

I would love to see Vaticanians (?) running around in robes and cassocks, kicking a ball.

Also:

 

[Majine]

Well they fail at just that, being the tiniest nation

They win at other stuff

 

[LeroyPantwether]

TIL , Iceland is the size of Kentucky , has a population smaller than Tucson and makes gross yogurt . I shall cheer for you Iceland !

 

[nelsonroyale]

Now I know which team I will support in the World Cup.

In other news, Scotland was exceptionally poor.

 

[hodgy100]

Iceland only has 335K?! I thought every country on Earth has like a million minimum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein

Estimated population of 37,000 ;D

 

[Xando]

Watch them kick out england in the group stage

 

[Vitten]

Well deserved in a group with the likes of Croatia, Turkey and Finland. Certainly not a gimme.

Though I wonder If they'd have pulled it of if they were in group A with The Netherlands, Sweden and France.

 

[Strax]

Well deserved in a group with the likes of Croatia, Turkey and Finland. Certainly not a gimme.

Though I wonder If they'd have pulled it of if they were in group A with The Netherlands, Sweden and France.

Since Iceland was seeded in the same pot as France we couldn't have been with them. Going in the groups I would've rather been in the group with Holland and Sweden then Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine and Finland

 

[Mesousa]

Since Iceland was seeded in the same pot as France we couldn't have been with them. Going in the groups I would've rather been in the group with Holland and Sweden then Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine and Finland

Can we not pretend like The Finnish national team is serious? They are horrible now lol.

 

[Rosur2a]

after their Euro performance not surprised they qualified for the world cup.

Also if they play England will bet they will win again (is English but our team sucks atm)

 

[Strax]

Can we not pretend like The Finnish national team is serious? They are horrible now lol.

They beat Iceland and got points against Croatia and Turkey. They are decent.

 

[hobblygobbly]

I hope they play England again. The Euro cup was awesome with them in it, memorable matches.

 

[BanjoLayleeYookaKazooie]

Yeah I think this Iceland team deserves to be remembered for a long time. It's a shame about the 5-0 last year to France in the end but they're done way more than anyone could've predicted. Hopefully they qualify from their group again and even pull of an upset in the knockout round(s maybe? lol).

 

[Strax]

Yeah I think this Iceland team deserves to be remembered for a long time. It's a shame about the 5-0 last year to France in the end but they're done way more than anyone could've predicted. Hopefully they qualify from their group again and even pull of an upset in the knockout round(s maybe? lol).

5-2

Only team to score in every match during the Euros

 

[Maedre]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein

Estimated population of 37,000 ;D

The Village Lichtenstein

 

[Patrick Bateman]

With the WC being as shitty as it is, they might make it farther than in the Euro.

 

[NumberThree]

Good on them, I hope they do well. They were a lot of fun in Euro.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

fucking Netherlands. How the fuck don't you qualify. ICELAND QUALIFIES

 

[Uzzy]

Welp, England are doomed. May as well not even go now.

 

[Tregard]

Fun fact: Iceland has such a small population that they have a phone app which helps natives avoid dating close relatives.

This app, in fact.

 

[Graphics Horse]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein

Estimated population of 37,000 ;D

That's about 3 times as much as Tuvalu!

 

[KillerMan91]

They beat Iceland and got points against Croatia and Turkey. They are decent.

Story of our national team. Starts to score points when they don't matter anymore lol. Good for Iceland even though they won the game against us in Reykjavik with gifted goal from referees.

 

[Strax]

Story of our national team. Starts to score points when they don't matter anymore lol. Good for Iceland even though they won the game against us in Reykjavik with gifted goal from referees.

Oh, that was a clear legal goal.

 

[gutter_trash]

Congrats Iceland!


Size matters not when you have heart.


Don't listen to the crazies who want over population.

 

[4444244]

Is this about the supermarket chain?

 

[KillerMan91]

Oh, that was a clear legal goal.

Eh. Going from this angle it wasn't over the goal line before it was kicked in when goalie already had hand over it. Well it's not like it matters anymore.

 

[Lonely1]

I reckon they will advance farther than England, again.

 

[SecretMoblin]

TIL , Iceland is the size of Kentucky , has a population smaller than Tucson and makes gross yogurt . I shall cheer for you Iceland !

skyr is good though

 

[mentallyinept]

skyr is good though

Second this. Skyr is delicious.

On Topic: They have the best celebration. I love watching that cheer after the game. Didn't the Vikings try to steal that shortly after?

 

[dofry]

Can we not pretend like The Finnish national team is serious? They are horrible now lol.

They beat Iceland and got points against Croatia and Turkey. They are decent.

We fucking suck at football but we try every year. Try.

 

[FDC1]

Well deserved in a group with the likes of Croatia, Turkey and Finland. Certainly not a gimme.

Though I wonder If they'd have pulled it of if they were in group A with The Netherlands, Sweden and France.

The Netherlands team sucks these days sadly. Sweden is OKish at best. France screwed it, this group is very average, they should already be qualified (hoping it's done tonight after match against Belarus).

 

[Man with Knife]

Very nice, I hope both irish teams also qualify. Their fans are likeable and maybe it will lower the chances of next year's WC becoming a hooligan shitfest.

 

[Clydefrog]

They'll be in a group of death for sure

 

[perfectchaos007]

Maybe one day Liechtenstein will qualify. Only about 30K people live there

 

[Patrick Bateman]

They'll be in a group of death for sure

Of what?

There'll be only one other European team.

And this is what the current list of qualified teams and their pot right now look like:

Russia (hosts) 1
Brazil 1
Iran 3 or 4
Japan 3 or 4
Mexico 2
Belgium 1 or 2
South Korea 4
Saudi Arabia 4
Germany 1
England 2
Spain 1 or 2
Nigeria 3 or 4
Costa Rica 2 or 3
Poland 1
Egypt 3
Iceland 2 or 3
Serbia 3 or 4

Except for Germany I don't see any team Iceland couldn't beat.


Edit: A possible group of Germany, England, Iceland and Serbia would be hilarious though.

 

[Earthbound64]

Maybe one day Liechtenstein will qualify. Only about 30K people live there

I'm honestly kind of surprised that Monaco hasn't.

 

[ScreamingTrees]

I'm honestly kind of surprised that Monaco hasn't.

Monaco doesn't have an international team registered with Fifa/Uefa

 

[Earthbound64]

Monaco doesn't have an international team registered with Fifa/Uefa

Oh, well then I'm even more surprised at that.
C'mon Monaco, step up your game.

 

[RoadHazard]

I hope our Nordic neighbors do well, I was rooting for you in the Euros!

...Iceland is that empty?!

Yes, almost the entire population lives in Reykjavik, Iceland's only city.

EDIT: I guess they have a couple more small ones, depending on how you define "city".

 

[MCN]

Ah fuck, we're going to get eliminated by Iceland again, aren't we?

 

[RoadHazard]

fucking Netherlands. How the fuck don't you qualify. ICELAND QUALIFIES

Sweden too stronk.

 

[theaface]

Just got back from a brilliant holiday there, so I've got a lot of love for Iceland right now. Hope they do well and I'll be cheering them on.

 

[Strax]

Fun fact: Iceland has such a small population that they have a phone app which helps natives avoid dating close relatives.

This app, in fact.

Ugh.

It's a joke app. I've never seen or heard about anyone using it.

 

[Theodran]

Looks like I'll be buying a personalized Icelandic national team football jersey to wear when I will be the only Icelandic fan at the sports pubs in Osaka come World Cup next year.

Ugh.

It's a joke app. I've never seen or heard about anyone using it.

I think it's pretty neat to be able to look up which friends I am most related to.

The app he linked had also pretty neat stuff like birthday reminders. Not a joke app at all.

 

[Theodran]

double post sorry

 

[Khrno]

North America and South America are separate continents.

If you are from anywhere else on this side of the Atlantic, but Canada and the US, America is just 1 big continent. North, Central and South are mere sub-divisions.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/América

 

[Earthbound64]

If you are from anywhere else on this side of the Atlantic, but Canada and the US, America is just 1 big continent. North, Central and South are mere sub-divisions.

Fair enough.
Antarctica football club when, though?