2018Iceland Qualifies for World Cup - Set

Iceland won one of the most remarkable achievements in its sports history on October 9 2017 when its national soccer team qualified for the World Cup finals in Russia in the summer of 2018. Iceland secured its place in the finals for the first time by winning against Kosovo 2:0. A nation‘s dream came true when „our boys“ qualified for the World Cup finals. Iceland with its 346.000 inhabitants becomes the smallest nation ever to participate in the World Cup. The World Cup finals start in Russia on June 14 and conclude with the final match on July 15 on the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. There will be 32 teams competing in Russia, playing in eight rounds with four teams in each round. The 64 matches will be played in twelve stadiums in eleven cities with three to four matches a day.