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Iceland vs France · World Cup Qualifying · UEFA

Iceland
Iceland
1-1-2
2 – 2
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France
France
3-1-0
Laugardalsvöllur · Reykjavik · Iceland
Summary

The points were split as Iceland and France drew 2-2 at Laugardalsvöllur (crowd 9,151). The first goal went to Victor Palsson at the 39-minute mark and Christopher Nkunku brought France level after 63 minutes; Jean-Philippe Mateta restored the lead for France at the 68-minute mark and Iceland were back level through Kristian Hlynsson just two minutes after that. Most of it went through France: 70% possession, 20 shots against 4, yet did not win. From 20 shots, France found the target 9 times.

Overview

Kicks off
Event
World Cup Qualifying · UEFA UEFA
Campaign
2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
Ground
Laugardalsvöllur · Reykjavik · Iceland
Crowd
9,151
Referee
Orel Grinfeld
Iceland form
LDWWD
France form
LWWDW

Each half

Team1H2HT
Iceland112
France022

Side by side

16Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
0Corner Kicks9
6Saves0
30.1%Possession69.9%
4Shots20
2On Goal9
50%On Target %50%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
247Accurate Passes654
317Passes717
80%Pass Completion %90%
1Accurate Crosses7
4Crosses44
30%Cross %20%
48Long Balls41
17Accurate Long Balls27
40%Long Balls %70%
1Blocked Shots3
5Effective Tackles6
13Tackles6
40%Tackle %100%
10Interceptions9
49Effective Clearances13
49Clearances13