Top goal scorers in soccer for Iceland 2024

As of August 2024, Gylfi Sigurdsson was Iceland's all-time top scorer, with a total of 27 goals. In second place was the former Chelsea and Barcelona forward Eidur Gudjohnsen, who retired in 2017.

Iceland at the World Cup

Iceland had failed to qualify for the World Cup on 12 occasions before finally managing it in late 2017. As a result, it became the smallest nation to reach the World Cup, having a population of around 340,000. In their opening game, Iceland drew with Argentina, yet exited the competition after losing to Nigeria and Croatia.

Match attendance

Iceland's opener against Argentina was watched by 44,190 people in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow. For the game against Croatia, there were 43,472 attendees, and against Nigeria there were 40,904. The highest attendance for an Iceland game came in 1999, when 78,381 watched Iceland play France in the Stade De France.

Players who have scored the most goals for the national soccer team of Iceland as of August 2024

Characteristic	Goals scored
Gylfi Sigurdsson	27
Eidur Gudjohnsen	26
Kolbeinn Sigthórsson	24
Rikhardur Jonsson	19
Alfred Finnbogason	17
Birkir Bjarnason	15
Arnór Gudjohnsen	15
Ríkhardur Dadason	14
Tryggvi Gudmundsson	12
Heidar Helguson	12

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as of August 29, 2024

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