The national team of Iceland had previously lost to Ukraine in the home match of the third round of qualifying for the World Cup 2026.

Iceland - Ukraine 3:5 Video of goals and review of the match in the selection before the 2026 Emergency.

" The Ukrainians simply beat us to death. This result is very disappointing for us, because I don’t care that we played poorly, we just conceded too many goals.

Tse bula duzhe divna gra. We look at each other and wonder how we could have earned more money. It’s important to say right away why we have a problem, but if we’re letting five goals into the house, then it’s somehow wrong.

I don't respect the referee's decision as long as my card is fair. There were two or three more episodes, when I realized that I would have been ahead, but I didn’t care about it. I suddenly tried to get away from him, but snatched the card from my pouch, so that he would miss the attack,” said the Icelandic Vikon..

Iceland will take France for the upcoming tour.