CS-2026 Qualifiers. Iceland's national team strengthens ahead of match with Ukraine

The Iceland national team has completed their preparation for the November qualifier of the European World Cup 2026 qualification against Ukraine.

CS-2026 Qualifiers. Iceland's national team strengthens ahead of match with Ukraine

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Arnar Gunnleifsson's coaching staff has recently called up the young and promising defensive midfielder Egert Gudmundsson to the national team squad, who shone in recent matches for Iceland's youth team. The 21-year-old midfielder plays for Swedish club "Elfsborg."

Thus, the coach of the Icelandic team can count on 25 players for the match against Ukraine.

Squad of Iceland

Goalkeepers: Elias-Raun Olafsson ("Midtjylland", Denmark), Hakon Waldemarsson ("Brentford", England), Anton Einarsson ("Breidablik").

Defenders: Logi Tomasson ("Samsunspor", Turkey), Daniel Gretarsson ("Sennejskse", Denmark), Gylfi Magnusson ("Levadiakos", Greece), Sverrir Ingason ("Panathinaikos", Greece), Viktor Palsson ("Gorsem", Denmark).

Midfielders: Aron Gunnarsson ("Al-Gharafa", Qatar), Bjarki Bjarkason ("Venezia", Italy), Hildir Torrasson ("Lech Poznan", Poland), Isak Johannesson ("Cologne", Germany), Andri Baldursson ("Kasimpasa", Turkey), Stefan Torrasson ("Preston North End", England), Kristian Gylfason ("Twente", Netherlands), Jorgun Gudmundsson ("Al-Duhail", UAE), Hakon Haraldsson ("Lille", France), Jon Torsteinsson ("Hertha BSC", Germany), Mikael Ellertsson ("Genoa", Italy), Michael Anderson ("AIK", Sweden), Egert Gudmundsson ("Elfesborg", Sweden).

Forwards: Brynjolfur Vilhjalmsson ("Groningen", Netherlands), Andri Gudjohnsen ("Blackburn Rovers", England), Daniel Gudjohnsen ("Malmo FF", Sweden), Albert Gudmundsson ("Fiorentina", Italy).

Recall that the match of the 6th round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup in Group D between the national teams of Ukraine and Iceland will take place on November 16 at the "Legia" stadium in Warsaw (kick-off time is 7 PM Kyiv time).