Iceland's Final 23-Man Squad for World Cup 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup Iceland names 23-man squad for the tournament
Gylfi Sigurdsson: the attacking midfielder from English Premier League side Everton, was on Friday included in the squad although he has been out with a knee injury since early March.


With about 330,000 inhabitants, the Nordic country has made the history in the European Championships two years ago in France, as it went all the way into the quarterfinals, including dispatching England along the way.


Iceland's final 23-man squad despite knee injury
Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson has been named in the Iceland squad for one month from now's World Cup in Russia in spite of the midfielder missing the finish of the association season with a knee injury.Sigurdsson, Everton's record marking after his turn from Swansea City a year ago, has not played since grabbing the damage against Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on March 10.Johann Berg Gudmundsson, who delighted in a noteworthy battle with Burnley, and Cardiff City's Aron Gunnarsson have additionally been incorporated into the 23-man squad for the nation's first World Cup appearance by Iceland mentor Heimir Hallgrimsson.Iceland, with a populace of 340,000 and a pool of just around 100 expert footballers, are the littlest nation to have fit the bill for a World Cup.



Goalkeepers: Hannes Thor Halldorsson (Randers FC), Runar Alex Runarsson (FC Nordsjaelland), Frederik Schram (FC Roskilde)

Defenders: Kari Arnason (Aberdeen), Ari Freyr Skulason (Lokeren), Birkir Mar Saevarsson (Valur), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (FC Rostov), Hordur Magnusson (Bristol City), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia), Ragnar Sigurdsson (FC Rostov).
Midfielders: Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Malmo FF), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), Olafur Ingi Skulason (Kardemir Karabukspor), Rurik Gislason (Sandhausen), Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Forwards: Alfred Finnbogason (FC Augsburg), Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson (FC Rostov), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Reading), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV Eindhoven).
Iceland Squad:


Coach
Hallgrimsson was the collaborator to head mentor Lars Lagerback at Euro 2016, and was advanced in front of the World Cup qualifying effort when Lagerback remained down. An unobtrusive and very much regarded mentor in Iceland, Hallgrimsson has figured out how to keep motivational levels high inside the squad after the Euros. He has additionally adhered to his own particular exceptional approach - before each Iceland home diversion, Hallgrimsson gets together with a supporters' gathering in a Reykjavik bar and unveils the group's beginning line-up and strategies.

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