The Icelandic men’s national team has qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia by beating Kosovo 2-0, making them the smallest nation by population to ever qualify for the tournament.
Gylfi Sigurdsson and Johann Berg Gudmundsson scored to secure a 2-0 victory against Kosovo on Monday, giving the team a record of seven wins, one draw and two defeats.
The result takes them two points clear of Croatia for the top spot in Group I of UEFA World Cup qualifying series.
With about 335,000 residents, Iceland easily bested Trinidad & Tobago’s population of 1.3million in 2006, to become the smallest nation to secure passage to the World Cup finals.
Northern Ireland, who last qualified in 1982 with a population of 1.5m, Slovenia (2002, just under 2m) and Kuwait (1982, 2m) complete the top five.
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