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Are all Icelandic football teams amateurs?

The Icelandic football team is not an amateur.

The Icelandic football team is managed by the Icelandic Football Association. On 20 15, Iceland locked in the qualification to advance to the European Cup, which was the first time in Iceland's history to enter the final of the intercontinental competition.

In 20 16 European Cup in France, Iceland entered the quarter-finals, and the peak of Icelandic football team was in 20 18. In the first round of the World Cup in Russia, Iceland 1: 1 drew Argentina. As we all know, Argentina's strength is relatively high, ranking among the top in the world. It can be seen that Iceland and Argentina are tied.

The Icelandic football team was founded in 19 12. Although the Icelandic national team was established earlier, it did not participate in various intercontinental leagues until 1930.

19547 joined FIFA, and the Icelandic football team participated in the World Cup qualifier in Sweden for the first time on 1958. Unfortunately, I was eliminated in the qualifiers and didn't get the tickets for the World Cup.

The Icelandic football team ranked 37th in the world at its best. It is the smallest country to participate in the World Cup, with a relatively small land area, but the players still have great love for football and have many fans.

In 20 15, Iceland ranked second in the qualifying group of the national team and advanced to the finals of major events for the first time. 20 16 The first round of the final of the European Cup in France, Portugal 1: 1 draw, Hungary 1 draw, Hungary 2: 65438 draw.

In the final of 1/8, England was eliminated with a score of 2: 1, which was quite surprising at that time, because England was very powerful and ranked higher in the world, and lost to the host country France in the final of 1/4, and finally ended its first international competition.

20 18 Russia World Cup qualifiers, other opponents in the group stage are Argentina, Croatia and Nigeria.