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Iceland = Best team per capita in the world?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:27 pm
Unbelievable they field a competitive team. ~300,000 people in the country that is cold and nasty weather for 8 months a year.
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:55 pm to lynxcat
Completely revamped their entire program over a decade ago. They have a bunch of indoor centers so people can play year round, and small sided pitches are everywhere there.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:56 pm to lynxcat
Iceland = Best team in the world?
yes
yes
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:07 pm to REG861
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This post was edited on 10/26/25 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:10 pm to lynxcat
Uruguay says hello
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:22 pm to EastNastySwag
3+ million population.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:31 pm to EastNastySwag
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This post was edited on 10/26/25 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:31 pm to pvilleguru
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3+ million population.
Thats only half the equation. I'd say its not crazy to say that Uruguay is 10X as good as Iceland.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:33 pm to Hester Carries
8% of the population is at The Euros
Iceland have their entire country behind them at the Euros. Well, not quite literally, but pretty damn close because more than 8 percent of the nation's population applied for tickets to Euro matches to see their team play at the tournament.
According to UEFA, Iceland fans applied for 26,985 tickets to see their national team play, which is stunning considering that the entire country has a population of roughly 330,000.
For comparison's sake, if 8 percent of the United States population applied for tickets to an event, there would be 26 million people applying.
Iceland have their entire country behind them at the Euros. Well, not quite literally, but pretty damn close because more than 8 percent of the nation's population applied for tickets to Euro matches to see their team play at the tournament.
According to UEFA, Iceland fans applied for 26,985 tickets to see their national team play, which is stunning considering that the entire country has a population of roughly 330,000.
For comparison's sake, if 8 percent of the United States population applied for tickets to an event, there would be 26 million people applying.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:34 pm to EastNastySwag
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Uruguay says hello
Do they?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:35 pm to Hester Carries
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Uruguay says hello
from their homes in Uruguay?
Dirtiest team in the Americas, they make Mexico look like a clean team.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:37 pm to Hester Carries
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'd say its not crazy to say that Uruguay is 10X as good as Iceland.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 5:11 pm to lynxcat
They seem to have an incredible gene pool in Iceland when you think about how they perform in all the strongman competitions in addition to this soccer team.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 5:20 pm to lynxcat
Estonia has 4x the population of Iceland and Portugal beat them 7-0 last week.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 5:41 pm to saderade
Aryan blood
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:07 pm to cwil177
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Completely revamped their entire program over a decade ago. They have a bunch of indoor centers so people can play year round, and small sided pitches are everywhere there.
Yeah, seems their government really made a large, long term financial commitment to facilities and tons of salaried coaches and they are certainly reaping the rewards.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:17 pm to Hester Carries
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Thats only half the equation. I'd say its not crazy to say that Uruguay is 10X as good as Iceland.
When they have all their top guys, they are good. But not 10x better.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:39 pm to lynxcat
It's amazing what organizational commitment, excellent defensive structure, and tactics suited to personal will do.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:45 pm to lynxcat
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Best team per capita in the world?
I don't see how it's debatable.
Don't forget that one of our best strikers is a product the Icelandic system.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:02 pm to Bluefin
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Don't forget that one of our best strikers is a product the Icelandic system.
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