17 countries have ensured themselves in the 2018 World Cup. In addition to the host Russia, they are Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Germany, England, Spain, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Poland, Egypt, Serbia and Iceland.
The average countries has the experience of performing at the World Cup. Even Brazil has always been in the most prestigious football tournament since 1930.
there is one country that before participating in 2018, never tasted the harsh competition of the World Cup, there is iceland.
This is the time first for Gylfi Sigurdsson and his comrades since his country premiered in an international match
In the 2018 European World Cup Qualifiers, Iceland are Group I. After 10 games, Heimir Hallgrimsson's side topped the standings with 22 points, two ahead of Croatia in second.
This achievement while continuing their sensational achievement in the 2016 European Cup.Alfred Finnbogason and his friends drove up to the quarterfinals before beaten host France in the quarterfinals.
Therefore, interesting awaits Iceland in their debut action. Just getting through to the last 16 seems not a difficult case for the country which now occupies the position of 22 FIFA rankings.
