Iceland EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Laugardalsvöllur - Reykjavik Monday 9 October 2017 20.45CET (18.45 local time) Group I - Matchday 10 Kosovo Last updated 09/10/2017 15:17CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 11 1
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/03/2017 QR (GS) Kosovo - Iceland 1-2 Shkoder Nuhiu 52; Sigurdarsson 25, G. Sigurdsson 35 (P) Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Iceland - - - - 1 1 0 0 - - - - 1 1 0 0 2 1 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
Squad list Iceland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Hannes Halldórsson 27/04/1984 33 Randers - 8 0 0 0 - Ögmundur Kristinsson 19/06/1989 28 Excelsior - 1 0 0 0 - Rúnar Rúnarsson 18/02/1995 22 Nordsjælland - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Ragnar Sigurdsson 19/06/1986 31 Rubin * 9 1 0 0 - Ari Skúlason 14/05/1987 30 Lokeren - 5 0 0 0 - Birkir Sævarsson 11/11/1984 32 Hammarby - 9 0 0 0 - Jón Gudni Fjóluson 10/04/1989 28 Norrköping - 0 0 0 0 - Hordur Magnússon 11/02/1993 24 Bristol City - 7 1 0 0 - Sverrir Ingason 05/08/1993 24 Rostov - 3 0 0 0 Midfielders - Ólafur Skúlason 01/04/1983 34 Karabükspor * 3 0 0 0 - Emil Hallfredsson 29/06/1984 33 Udinese - 5 0 0 0 - Rúrik Gíslason 25/02/1988 29 Nürnberg - 3 0 0 0 - Birkir Bjarnason 27/05/1988 29 Aston Villa * 8 1 0 0 - Kári Árnason 13/10/1982 34 Aberdeen * 8 2 0 0 - Aron Gunnarsson 22/04/1989 28 Cardiff * 8 0 0 0 - Gylfi Sigurdsson 08/09/1989 28 Everton * 9 3 0 0 - Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson 18/06/1990 27 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 - Arnór Ingvi Traustason 30/04/1993 24 AEK - 3 0 0 0 Forwards - Vidar Orn Kjartansson 11/03/1990 27 M. Tel-Aviv - 4 0 0 0 - Johann Gudmundsson 27/10/1990 26 Burnley * 8 1 0 0 - Alfred Finnbogason 01/02/1989 28 Augsburg * 7 3 0 0 - Kjartan Henry Finnbogason 09/07/1986 31 Horsens - 0 0 0 0 - Jón Dadi Bödvarsson 25/05/1992 25 Reading - 7 0 0 0 Coach - Heimir Hallgrímsson 10/06/1967 50-9 0 0 0 3
Kosovo Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Samir Ujkani 05/07/1988 29 Cremonese - 9 0 0 0 - Visar Bekaj 24/05/1997 20 Prishtina - 0 0 0 0 - Bledar Hajdini 19/06/1995 22 Trepça 89-0 0 0 0 Defenders - Amir Rrahmani 24/02/1994 23 Dinamo Zagreb FT * 8 1 0 0 - Fidan Aliti 03/10/1993 24 Skënderbeu - 1 0 0 0 - Bajram Jashanica 25/09/1990 27 Skënderbeu * 3 0 0 0 - Mergim Vojvoda 01/02/1995 22 Mouscron * 4 0 0 0 - Lirim Kastrati 02/02/1999 18 Roma - 0 0 0 0 - Alban Pnishi 20/10/1990 26 Grasshoppers - 6 0 0 0 - Leart Paqarada 08/10/1994 23 Sandhausen - 6 0 0 0 - Ardin Dallku 01/11/1994 22 Vorskla - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Valon Berisha 07/02/1993 24 Salzburg - 8 1 0 0 - Bersant Celina 09/09/1996 21 Twente - 4 0 0 0 - Milot Rashica 28/06/1996 21 Vitesse - 9 0 0 0 - Besar Musolli 28/02/1989 28 Kukës - 1 0 0 0 - Vedat Muriqi 24/04/1994 23 Gençlerbirliği * 5 0 0 0 - Besar Halimi 12/12/1994 22 Brøndby * 4 0 0 0 Forwards - Atdhe Nuhiu 29/07/1989 28 Sheff. Wednesday - 5 1 0 0 - Flamur Kastrati 14/11/1991 25 Strømsgodset - 1 0 0 0 - Elbasan Rashani 09/05/1993 24 Rosenborg - 1 0 0 0 - Bernard Berisha 24/10/1991 25 Akhmat - 6 0 0 0 Coach - Albert Bunjaki 18/06/1971 46-9 0 0 0 4
Head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson Date of birth: 10 June 1967 Nationality: Icelandic Playing career: ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (twice), Íþróttafélagið Höttur, KF Smástund Coaching career: Íþróttafélagið Höttur (women), ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (women, twice), ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (twice), Iceland (assistant), Iceland (joint coach), Iceland Spent the majority of his playing career with ÍBV, who he represented between 1986 and 1992 and again from 1994 to 1996; he spent 1993 playing for Höttur, also managing their women's team. Hallgrímsson who combined his playing career with his part-time duties as a dentist moved to Smástund in 1996 and continued to represent the club following their merger the following year with Framherjar, from his home town of Vestmannaeyjar. Started coaching ÍBV's women's side in 1999 and was appointed assistant coach of the men's team three years later. Returned to the women's selection in 2003, staying for two years; took over as head coach of ÍBV's men's squad in 2006. Stayed in that role until 2011; that October, following Lars Lagerbäck's appointment as Iceland coach, Hallgrímsson was named as his assistant. Promoted to the joint coaching role following the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, when Iceland lost in the play-offs to Croatia. UEFA EURO 2016 was to be a competition to remember for Iceland, however, as they qualified for a first major finals from a section including the Czech Republic, Turkey and the Netherlands. Even better was to follow in France, Iceland remaining unbeaten to reach the knockout stages and then famously getting the better of England in the last 16 before a 5-2 defeat by the hosts in the last 16. Hallgrímsson took sole charge after the tournament. Albert Bunjaki Date of birth: 18 June 1971 Nationality: Kosovan Playing career: FC Prishtina, Skövde, IFK/MBK Mariestad, Törboda IK, Torsö Hassle Coaching career: Torsö Hassle, Tidavad IK, Örebro Syrianska, Tidaholms GIF, Degerfors IF, Kalmar FF (assistant), Kosovo Born in Pristina then part of Yugoslavia Bunjaki started his career with his local team and went on to spend much of his playing days in the Swedish lower leagues. His coaching career followed a similar pattern, with his highest-profile appointment a stint at Degerfors in 2005; Bunjaki then spent two years as assistant coach at Kalmar between 2006 and 2007. Appointed Kosovo coach in 2009, overseeing wins against Oman and Equatorial Guinea prior to a 2-0 defeat of the Faroe Islands in June 2016, their first match after being accepted into FIFA the previous month. 5
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Harald Lechner (AUT) Andreas Heidenreich (AUT), Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT) Markus Hameter (AUT) Paul Krähenbühl (SUI) Niklas à Lídarenda (FRO) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Harald Lechner 30/07/1982 4 44 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 17/07/2012 UCL 2QR HJK Helsinki KR Reykjavík 7-0 Helsinki 28/08/2014 UEL PO FC Internazionale Milano Stjarnan 6-0 Milan 6
Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 7
Match-by-match lineups Iceland FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group I Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Iceland 9 6 1 2 14 7 19 Croatia 9 5 2 2 13 4 17 Ukraine 9 5 2 2 13 7 17 Turkey 9 4 2 3 12 11 14 Finland 9 2 2 5 7 11 8 Kosovo 9 0 1 8 3 22 1 Matchday 1 (05/09/2016) Ukraine 1-1 Iceland Goals: 0-1 Finnbogason 6, 1-1 Yarmolenko 41 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson (84 Hallfredsson), B. Bjarnason (75 Traustason), G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason, Árnason, Bödvarsson, A. Gunnarsson, A. Skúlason (42 H. Magnússon) Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) Iceland 3-2 Finland Goals: 0-1 Pukki 21, 1-1 Árnason 37, 1-2 Lod 39, 2-2 Finnbogason 90+1, 3-2 R. Sigurdsson 90+6 Iceland: Kristinsson, B. Sævarsson (89 E. Bjarnason), R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason, Árnason, A. Gunnarsson, Sigurdarsson (75 Kjartansson), A. Skúlason Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Iceland 2-0 Turkey Goals: 1-0 E. Bjarnason 42, 2-0 Finnbogason 44 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason (67 Kjartansson), Árnason, E. Bjarnason (85 H. Magnússon), Bödvarsson (61 Sigurdarsson), A. Skúlason Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Croatia 2-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Brozović 15, 2-0 Brozović 90+1 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson, Árnason, A. Gunnarsson, E. Bjarnason (75 Traustason), H. Magnússon, Bödvarsson (75 Kjartansson) Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Kosovo 1-2 Iceland Goals: 0-1 Sigurdarsson 25, 0-2 G. Sigurdsson 35 (P), 1-2 Nuhiu 52 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson, Kjartansson (69 Bödvarsson), G. Sigurdsson, Árnason, A. Gunnarsson, Hallfredsson, Traustason (72 Gíslason), Sigurdarsson (86 Skúlason), A. Skúlason Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) Iceland 1-0 Croatia Goals: 1-0 H. Magnússon 90 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson (91 Ingason), Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason (81 Gíslason), G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason (77 Sigurdarsson), Árnason, A. Gunnarsson, H. Magnússon, Hallfredsson Matchday 7 (02/09/2017) Finland 1-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Ring 8 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson (59 Gíslason), R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason (88 Bödvarsson), Árnason, A. Gunnarsson, H. Magnússon, Hallfredsson (59 Sigurdarsson) Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Iceland 2-0 Ukraine Goals: 1-0 G. Sigurdsson 47, 2-0 G. Sigurdsson 66 8
Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, Ingason, R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson, B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson (92 Finnbogason), A. Gunnarsson, H. Magnússon, Hallfredsson (89 Skúlason), Bödvarsson (67 Sigurdarsson) Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Turkey 0-3 Iceland Goals: 0-1 Gudmundsson 32, 0-2 B. Bjarnason 39, 0-3 Árnason 50 Iceland: Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, R. Sigurdsson, Gudmundsson (82 A. Skúlason), B. Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson, Finnbogason (78 Skúlason), Árnason, A. Gunnarsson (65 Ingason), H. Magnússon, Bödvarsson Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Iceland-Kosovo Kosovo FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (05/09/2016) Finland 1-1 Kosovo Goals: 1-0 Arajuuri 18, 1-1 V. Berisha 60 (P) Kosovo: Ujkani, Perdedaj, Pnishi, Alushi, Rashica, Bunjaku (66 Celina), Rrahmani, V. Berisha (93 Meha), Paqarada, Kryeziu, B. Berisha (81 Halimi) Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) Kosovo 0-6 Croatia Goals: 0-1 Mandžukić 6, 0-2 Mandžukić 24, 0-3 Mandžukić 35, 0-4 Mitrović 68, 0-5 Perišić 83, 0-6 N. Kalinić 90+2 Kosovo: Ujkani, Perdedaj, Pnishi, Pepa, Rashica, Celina (68 Bunjaku), V. Berisha, Zeneli (77 Shala), Paqarada, Kryeziu, B. Berisha (58 Halimi) Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Ukraine 3-0 Kosovo Goals: 1-0 Kravets 31, 2-0 Yarmolenko 81, 3-0 Rotan 87 Kosovo: Ujkani, Perdedaj (77 Sulejmani), Pnishi, Rashica (66 Zeneli), Shala, Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Meha (54 B. Berisha), Muriqi, Paqarada, Kryeziu Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Turkey 2-0 Kosovo Goals: 1-0 Burak Yılmaz 51, 2-0 Volkan Şen 55 Kosovo: Ujkani, Perdedaj, Pnishi, Alushi, Rashica, Shala, Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Zeneli, Muriqi, Kololli Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Kosovo 1-2 Iceland Goals: 0-1 Sigurdarsson 25, 0-2 G. Sigurdsson 35 (P), 1-2 Nuhiu 52 Kosovo: Ujkani, Perdedaj (74 Avdijaj), Kololli, Pnishi, Shala, Rashica (64 Celina), Berisha (83 B. Berisha), Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Kryeziu, Nuhiu Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) Kosovo 1-4 Turkey Goals: 0-1 Volkan Şen 6, 1-1 Rrahmani 22, 1-2 Cengiz Ünder 31, 1-3 Burak Yılmaz 61, 1-4 Ozan Tufan 82 Kosovo: Ujkani (53 Nurković), Aliti, Pnishi, Alushi, Zeneli (53 B. Berisha), Avdijaj (73 Rashica), Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Vojvoda, Kryeziu, Nuhiu Matchday 8 (03/09/2017) Croatia 1-0 Kosovo Goals: 1-0 Vida 74 Kosovo: Ujkani, Alushi, Kryeziu, Rashica, Zeneli (79 Nuhiu), Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Vojvoda, Kololli (70 Paqarada), Muriqi (67 Fejzullahu), Jashanica Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Kosovo 0-1 Finland Goals: 0-1 Pukki 83 Kosovo: Ujkani, Alushi, Kryeziu, Rashica (62 Halimi), Rrahmani, V. Berisha, Vojvoda, Paqarada (82 Muriqi), Nuhiu, Jashanica, B. Berisha (70 Zeneli) Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Kosovo 0-2 Ukraine 9
Goals: 0-1 Paqarada 60 (og), 0-2 Yarmolenko 87 Kosovo: Ujkani, Musolli (83 Kastrati), Kryeziu (53 Rashani), Rashica, Halimi, Celina, Rrahmani, Vojvoda, Muriqi (70 Nuhiu), Paqarada, Jashanica Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Iceland-Kosovo 10
Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 11