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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Slovenia |
England
Squad |
Type |
Iceland Squad |
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Referee
(yellow) -
Damir Skomina
39 (5 August 1976), Koper,
FIFA-listed 2003.
(fifth match, W 2 - D 1 - L 2 - F 8: A 7)
Assistant Referees -
Jure Praprotnik, 31 (30 November
1984) and
Robert Vukan, 39/40 (1976). Fourth
official - Carlos Velasco
Carballo, 45 (16 March 1971), Madrid,
FIFA-listed 2008.
Additional assistant referees - Matej Jug,
35
(25 September 1980)
and Slavko Vinčić,
36 (25 November 1979).
Reserve Official - Roberto Alonso
Fernández, 37 (18 September 1976), Spain. |
18 |
Goal Attempts |
8 |
5 |
Attempts on Target |
5 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
7 |
Corner Kicks Won |
2 |
2 |
Offside Calls Against |
1 |
6 |
Fouls Conceded |
6 |
63% |
Possession |
37% |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (2
June 2016) 11th
EFO ranking
Group 4 ELO rating
8th to 11th |
Colours: |
The Nike 2016 home uniform -
White v-necked jerseys with light blue
sleeves and ice blue collared trim/side stripe and white
cuffs, white shorts
with ice blue side trim, red socks. |
Capt: |
Wayne Rooney (19th
(22) captaincy
(14))
Gary Cahill, 86th min. |
Manager: |
Roy
Hodgson, 68 (9 August 1947), appointed 1 May 2012,
56th and final match, W 33 - D 15 - L 8 - F 109 - A 44. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Hart,
C. Joseph J. |
29
69 days |
19 April 1987 |
G |
Manchester City FC |
63 |
44ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A. |
26
30 days |
28 May 1990 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
19 |
0 |
5 |
Cahill, Gary J. |
30
191 days |
19 December 1985 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
47 |
3 |
6 |
Smalling, Christopher
L. |
26
218 days |
22 November 1989 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
29 |
1 |
3 |
Rose, Daniel L. |
25
361 days |
2 July 1990 |
LB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
7 |
0 |
20 |
Alli, Bamidele J. |
20
77 days |
11 April 1996 |
RM |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
12 |
1 |
17 |
Dier, Eric J.E., off 46th min |
22
164 days |
15 January 1994 |
CM |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
11 |
2 |
10 |
Rooney, Wayne
M., off 86th min. |
30
247 days |
24 October 1985 |
LM |
Manchester United FC |
115 |
52
⁷ |
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the eightieth penalty kick scored
(113). |
mst gls |
15 |
Sturridge, Daniel A. |
26
300 days |
1 September 1989 |
RF |
Liverpool FC |
21 |
6 |
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47th min.
for a tackle from behind on Ari
Skúlason as another attack
failed. |
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9 |
Kane, Harry E. |
22
335 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
16 |
5 |
7 |
Sterling, Raheem S., off 60th min. |
21
202 days |
8 December 1994
in Kingston, Jamaica |
LF |
Manchester City FC |
26 |
2 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 1 Iceland 2 |
18 |
Wilshere, Jack A.G.,
on 46th min. for Dier |
24
178 days |
1 January 1992 |
CM |
Arsenal FC |
34 |
23 |
2 |
11 |
final app
2010-16 |
11 |
Vardy, Jamie R., on 60th min.
(59:21) for Sterling |
29
168 days |
11 January 1987 |
CF |
Leicester City FC |
11 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
22 |
Rashford, Marcus, on 86th min.
(85:59) for
Rooney |
18
240 days |
31 October 1997 |
RF |
Manchester United FC |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
result:
England 1 Iceland 2 |
unused
substitutes: |
4-James
Milner, 8-Adam
Lallana, 12-Nathaniel
Clyne, 13-Fraser
Forster, 14-Jordan
Henderson, 16-John
Stones, 19-Ross
Barkley, 21-Ryan
Bertrand, 23-Tom
Heaton. |
team
notes: |
Wayne Rooney equals the record of England appearances for an outfield
player, equalling Beckham. |
records: |
It is Wayne Rooney's 70th competitive
appearance, a new record overtaking Steven Gerrard. He also extends
his record goal tally. |
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4-3-3 |
Hart - Walker, Cahill, Smalling, Rose - Alli, Dier
(Wilshere),
Rooney (Rashford) - Sturridge,
Kane,
Sterling (Vardy). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25 years 266
days |
Appearances/Goals |
33.3 |
6.5 |
most experienced starting XI in 2015-16 |
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Iceland
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (2
June 2016) 34th
EFO ranking
n/a ELO rating =40th to 29th |
Colours: |
Made by Errea - Blue v-neck jerseys with white rear collar/thin cuffs and
blue/red/white horizontal left stripe, blue shorts, blue socks with white
trim. |
Capt: |
Aron Gunnarsson |
Manager: |
Lars Edvin Lagerbäck, 67 (16 July 1948 in
Sweden) and Helmir Hallgrimsson, 49 (10 June 1967),
appointed co-managers 25 November 2013. 31st match, W 13 - D 7 -
L 11 - F 48 - A 41. |
Iceland
Lineup |
1 |
Halldórsson, Hannes Þór |
32
61 days |
27 April 1984 |
G |
FK Bodø/Glimt, Norway |
37 |
40ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Sævarsson, Birkir M. |
31
229 days |
11 November 1984 |
RB |
Hammarby IF, Sweden |
61 |
1 |
14 |
Árnason, Kári |
33
258 days |
13 October 1982
in
Göteburg, Sweden |
CD |
Malmö FF, Sweden |
51 |
2 |
6 |
Sigurðsson, Ragnar |
30
8 days |
19 June 1986 |
CD |
FC Krasnodar, Russia |
60 |
2 |
23 |
Skúlason, Ari F. |
29
44 days |
14 May 1987 |
LB |
Odense Bk, Denmark |
42 |
0 |
7 |
Guðmundsson, Jóhann B. |
25
244 days |
27 October 1990 |
RM |
Charlton Athletic FC, England |
51 |
5 |
10 |
Sigurðsson, Gylfi Đ. |
26
293 days |
8 September 1989 |
CM |
Swansea City FC, Wales |
43 |
14 |
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38th min. for
tripping Danny Rose again as he attempted to take a free-kick, |
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17 |
Gunnarsson, Aron E.M. |
27
66 days |
22 April 1989 |
CM |
Cardiff City FC, Wales |
63 |
2 |
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65th min.
for a late tackle on Dele Alli outside their area as
there was
another attack. |
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8 |
Bjarnason, Birkir |
28
31 days |
27 May 1988 |
LM |
FC Basel 1893, Switzerland |
51 |
7 |
9 |
Sigþórsson, Kolbeinn, off 77th min. |
26
105 days |
14 March 1990 |
RF |
FC de Nantes, France |
43 |
21 |
15 |
Boðvarsson, Ján Daði |
24
33 days |
25 May 1992 |
LF |
1.FC Kaiserslautern, Germany |
25 |
2 |
Iceland Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 1 Iceland 2 |
18 |
Bjarnason, Theódór E., on 77th min (76:31) for Sigþorsson |
29
115 days |
4 March 1987 |
LM |
Aarhus GF, Denmark |
30 |
0 |
21 |
Traustason, Arnór I., on 89th
min. (88:06) for Boðvarsson |
23
58 days |
30 April 1993 |
M |
SK Rapid Wien, Austria |
9 |
4 |
result:
England 1 Iceland 2 |
unused
substitutes: |
3-Haukur Hei︠ðar Hauksson,
4-Hjörtur Hermannsson, 5-Sverrir Ingi Ingason,
11-Alfreð Finnbogason,
12-Ögmundur Kristinsson,
13-Ingvar Jánsson, 16-Rúnar Már SigurJánsson,
19-Hörður Björgvin Magnússon,
20-Emil Hallfreðsson, 22-Eiður Guðjohnsen. |
Joint-coach Lars Lagerbäck was also joint-coach for Sweden against
England in November 2001, June 2002, March 2004 and June 2006. |
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4-4-2 |
Halldórsson -
Sævarsson, Árnason, R.Sigurðsson, Skúlason
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Guðmundsson, G.Sigurðsson, Gunnarsson, Bjarnason
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Sigþórsson (Bjarnason), Boðvarsson
(Traustason). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27 years 259
days |
Appearances/Goals |
47.9 |
4.9 |
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Match Report
by Mike's Pain |
First things first, let's get one thing straight, Iceland were
magnificent and thoroughly deserved this unbelievable victory. They
out-fought England, were tactically superior, more organised, out-ran
us, out-thought us, and made us look the disorganised rabble that we
were. They deserve to go through and I'm sure every England fan will
wish them well against France and for the rest of the tournament.
Right,
that said, what about England? Where do we start? Before the game the
one thing everyone seemed to agree on was that we needed an early goal.
After the first three minutes had seen England attack strongly, that is
exactly what we had. A lovely curling pass into the box by Daniel
Sturridge, evaded a defender and Raheem Sterling beat the goalkeeper
Hannes Halldorsson to the ball, but was then brought down by the Iceland
number one. Up stepped Wayne Rooney to confidently despatch the
resultant spot-kick. That turned out to be the best moment of the match
for England.
Within a minute all the pre-match warnings of
Iceland's long throw expert Arun Gunnarsson, went completely unheeded by
the England defenders. In came the throw, the ball was headed on by
Kari Arnason and in came the unmarked Ragnar Sigurdsson to sweep home
from close range. It was a dreadful goal to concede with Rooney, Gary
Cahill, Chris Smalling and especially Kyle Walker all at fault.
Immediately you sensed the nervousness in England's play. They still
had the bulk of the possession but forged only half-chances at best.
Harry Kane won a corner and on 15 minutes Deli Alli fired a fierce shot
inches over the Iceland crossbar as England looked to dig themselves out
of the hole they had dug for themselves. Two minutes later Kane shot
over from 18 yards and then tried to be too clever in attempting a pass
to Sterling, Iceland easily cleared. Then on 18 minutes the unthinkable
happened.
Iceland played a clever triangle of passes on the edge of the England
box, although where the marking or tackling was, no-one knows. Instead
Kolbeinn Sigdorsson took possession, side-stepped Cahill and hit a low
shot to Joe Hart's left. Not for the first time in this tournament Hart
got two hands to the ball but allowed the ball to escape from his grasp
and watch as it crept agonisingly slowly over the line. Iceland went
mental! Their fans could not believe what they were seeing and it was
the same at the England end, although with different emotions. England
were in all sorts of bother all over the field and the agitation etched
on the England players' faces betrayed by the panic in their eyes. To
be honest they looked terrified and it reflected in their play.
On 27 minutes a good England move ended with a Sturridge
cross to Kane, who hit a splendid volley. The keeper was tested but it
was straight and at a good height for a comfortable save by Halldorsson,
who tipped it over.
England's passing and control was so poor at times and there seemed to
be no pattern or system in their play. They were almost embarrassed
further when Ari Skulason fired a shot just wide with Hart groping.
Rooney then also shot wide and then a minute later one of the stars of
the night for Iceland, Gylfi Sigurdsson, saw a shot saved by Hart. The
number of times England over-hit passes was dreadful with Kane often the
guilty party. One free-kick was just too high for Smalling, and the
final action of the half saw Walker feed Rooney who again shot wide. At
the other end it was alarming to see England so often beaten in the air.
If you thought that England could not be any worse when the second half
started, then you could not have been more wrong. After the break Jack
Wilshere was brought on for the disappointing Eric Dier, a strange
change by Roy Hodgson, but the pattern of play remained the same.
England probing but not having a clue how to outsmart the full of
confidence Icelanders. The blue shirts were first to all the loose
balls on too many occasions and Sturridge was booked as the frustration
crept in.
On 50 minutes Kane missed with a header which was straight at the
keeper, that coming after the Spurs player had wasted yet another
free-kick. England were passing the ball ten yards to a blue shirt, and
all the players were guilty of losing possession. It was all too easy
for the Iceland team and it hurts me to say it, but they were outplaying
England in every aspect of the game. And on 55 minutes they came so
close to a decisive third goal. The ball bobbed up in the box following
a scramble and Sigurdsson tried an overhead kick, which was saved by
Hart, more by instinct than judgment. At this stage Iceland were
intercepting every pass and winning every challenge. England seemed a
broken team.
On the hour mark Jamie Vardy came on for Sterling and then Alli missed a
great chance by shooting over. Six minutes later Kane tried another of
his free-kick specials from about 25 yards out. That particular effort
went about 25 yards wide!!! Harry Kane is a really good player and I
like him a lot but if he never takes a free-kick for England again it
will be too soon. Wilshere then tried his luck, only to shoot ten yards
wide - getting closer. A great tackle by Sigurdsson stopped Vardy in
full flow and on 72 minutes Birkir Saevarsson cut inside to shoot over,
another great chance for Iceland. Six minutes later Rooney finally made
a pass count as he set up Kane for a header. Alas, it was straight at
the keeper again. Gunnarsson then forced a great save from Hart, and
then Hodgson's last throw of the dice saw him throw on Marcus Rashford
for Rooney. At last there was some zest in the play as the youngster
ran at the defence to force two corners. That
was enough to give him the England Man-of-the-Match award!
Kane still had time to hit another free-kick into the penalty box,
except that he didn't as he over-hit the ball so much it went out for a
goal-kick. The last effort came from Alli, but his header went wide and
signalled the referee to bring to an end the England misery. Bedlam at
the Iceland end, and total devastation at the England end.
England were, without doubt, beaten by the better side, but I don't
think there has ever been another international in their history where
they have capitulated so easily. More worryingly, it looked to the
watching public that they gave up, something unheard of with any other
England team. The final straw came just after the end of the game when
manager Roy Hodgson resigned from the manager's job reading from what
seemed like a ready-made prepared statement. Perhaps he knew what was
going to happen?
If losing to Iceland is not bad enough then watch out for the next World
Cup qualifiers, because in our group we have home and away ties with
ASDA. You have to laugh don't you, either that, or like me, cry your
eyes out.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport UEFA.com |
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Mike Payne - football
historian and contributor |
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cg |