| team ICELAND | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 15 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 1 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 6 - 26 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 0; = 0; - 6: 2 - 29 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 1; = 0; - 5: 2 - 12 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 2; = 2; - 4: 10 - 21 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 1; = 0; - 5: 4 - 10 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 1; = 4; - 3: 6 - 11 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 7 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 2; = 3; - 5: 11 - 16 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 4; = 1; - 5: 14 - 20 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 1; = 1; - 8: 14 - 27 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 8: + 1; = 2; - 5: 7 - 13 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 12: + 5; = 3; - 4: 17 - 17 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 16 - 7 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 5 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 2; = 3; - 5: 12 - 18 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 13 - 11 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 1 gathered point on the group stage 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 122: +32: =23; -67; 141 ‒ 244 119 | |
| Percentage indicators | +26,23%; =18,85%; -54,92%; 1,16 ‒ 2,00 32,51% | |
| FIFA world cup | 3: +0: =1; -2; 2 ‒ 5 1 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =33,33%; -66,67%; 0,67 ‒ 1,67 11,11% | |
| Total: | 125: +32: =24; -69; 143 ‒ 249 120 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,60%; =19,20%; -55,20%; 1,14 ‒ 1,99 32,00% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 125 (5) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 143 | |
| - home: | 81 (56,64%) | |
| - away: | 58 (40,56%) | |
| - neutral field: | 4 (2,80%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 249 | |
| - home: | 90 (36,14%) | |
| - away: | 151 (60,64%) | |
| - neutral field: | 8 (3,21%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,14 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,99 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 78/177 (44,07%) | |
| - away: | 38/183 (20,77%) | |
| - neutral field: | 4/15 (26,67%) | |
| Biggest win: | 5:0 - Azerbaijan | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:8 - France | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 26 (20,8%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 45 (36%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 9 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 26 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 4 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 170 (1,36) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 9 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 7 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 219 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 579 895 (13 166) | |
| Top scorer: | Eidur GUDJOHNSEN (02 06 10 14) - 11 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Birkir SAEVARSSON (10 14 18 22) - 35 games | |