- In the recent 2018 World Cup Qualifying of European division,Iceland has refreshed the record, participating into the World Cup as a country with the least population in the world.Having defeated such good teams as Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey in the group stage, Iceland, which merely consists of 330 thousand people, marched into the race as the group winner for the first time.
Five years ago, the Iceland National Football team was still ranked 131st in the world, even left behind the Chinese team, which was at 88th at that time. We do not expect its surge in recent years, as it has now risen to the 22nd, grown by 109 ranks and 24 ranks ahead of its rival-- Czech in the group stage. Back in 2016, Iceland upset England while drawing with Portugal, impressing the world with its unique "Viking roar" at the European Cup held in France. After crashing into the top 8 like a dark horse over a year ago, Iceland has proved its success being not a flash in the pan with its wonderful performance in the World Cup.
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