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Iceland
v England⁠

0–1

Full time

Iceland v England finished 0–1.

Iceland
None
Date
Saturday 5 September 2020 · England in 2020
Kick-off
17:00 UK
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 21, Danny Ings On in the 68'
  • No. 12, Trent Alexander-Arnold On in the 73'
  • No. 23, Mason Greenwood On in the 78'
  • No. 13, Nick Pope (not used)
  • No. 14, Tyrone Mings (not used)
  • No. 15, Michael Keane (not used)
  • No. 16, Jack Grealish (not used)
  • No. 17, Mason Mount (not used)
  • No. 18, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (not used)
  • No. 19, Conor Coady (not used)
  • No. 20, Kalvin Phillips (not used)
  • No. 22, Dean Henderson (not used)

Iceland Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Hannes Halldórsson GK
  • No. 2, Hjörtur Hermannsson RB
  • No. 14, Kári Árnason CB
  • No. 5, Sverrir Ingason CB Yellow card 42' Red card 89'
  • No. 18, Hördur Magnússon LB
  • No. 15, Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson RM Off in the 66'
  • No. 8, Birkir Bjarnason CM
  • No. 4, Victor Palsson CM
  • No. 21, Arnór Traustason LM Off in the 76'
  • No. 22, Jón Bödvarsson FW Off in the 90+1'
  • No. 11, Albert Gudmundsson FW

Substitutes

  • No. 10, Arnór Sigurdsson On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Emil Hallfredsson On in the 76'
  • No. 17, Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson On in the 90+1'
  • No. 3, Jón Gudni Fjóluson (not used)
  • No. 6, Hólmar Eyjólfsson (not used)
  • No. 7, Samúel Fridjónsson (not used)
  • No. 12, Ögmundur Kristinsson (not used)
  • No. 13, Rúnar Rúnarsson (not used)
  • No. 16, Mikkel Anderson (not used)
  • No. 19, Andri Fannar Baldursson (not used)
  • No. 23, Ari Skúlason (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 3 meetings before this one

1982 – 2016

01 27 Jun 2016
UEFA European Championship · Round of 16 Allianz Riviera, Nice

England 1–2 Iceland England lost

England: Rooney 4' pen

Iceland: R. Sigurðsson 6', K. Sigþórsson 18'

Match page: England v Iceland, 27 June 2016

02 5 Jun 2004
International friendly City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

England 6–1 Iceland England won

England: Lampard 25', Rooney 27', Rooney 38', Vassell 57', Bridge 68', Vassell 77'

Iceland: Helguson 42'

Match page: England v Iceland, 5 June 2004

Official meetings since 1982

England v Iceland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings6In our results database
England wins3England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Iceland wins2Iceland victories

England have scored 13 goals to Iceland's 5 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Rooney

3 goals against Iceland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Iceland · Fixture leader

1

Arnór

Iceland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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