Nigeria's World Cup Foes Iceland Call Up Four English-Based Stars, Udinese & PSV Ace; Play Ghana June 7

Published: March 16, 2018

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has announced a roster for the national team's upcoming friendlies in the United States.

The manager has selected a 29-man squad for the international friendlies against Mexico (March 23) and Peru (March 27).

Four players representing English clubs have been summoned for the friendlies and it would have been five if Everton's Gylfi þór Sigurðsson had not pulled out of the squad due to injury.

They include Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (Bristol City), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Burnley) and Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Reading).

Other United Kingdom based players that were called up are Kári árnason (Aberdeen F.C) and Aron Einar Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).

Meanwhile, the Icelandic Federation announced today they will face Ghana in a friendly match at Laugardalsvellir on Thursday, June 7th before traveling to Russia two days later.

Nigeria will meet Iceland at the 2018 World Cup on June 22 at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd.

Iceland Squad

Goalkeepers ( 5) : Hannes Thor Halldórsson (Randers FC), ögmundur Kristinsson (Excelsior), Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (Nordsjælland), Ingvar Jónsson (Sandefjord), Fredrik Schram (Roskilde)

Defenders (10) : Birkir Már Sævarsson (Valur), Ragnar Sigurðsson (Rostov), Kári árnason (Aberdeen), Ari Freyr Skúlason (Lokeren), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Rostov), Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (Bristol City), Hjörtur Hermannsson (Bröndby), Hólmar örn Eyjólfsson (Levski Sofia), Jon Gudni Fjóluson (Norköping), Samuel Kári Fridriðsson (Valerenga)

Midfielders (8) : Aaron Einar Gunnarsson (Cardiff), Emil Hallfreðsson (Udinese), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Burnley), ólafur Ingi Skúlason (Karabukspor), Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Malmö), Theodor Elmar Bjarnason (Elazgispor), Rúrik Gíslason (Sandhausen)

Strikers (6) : Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (Nantes),Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Reading),Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (Molde), Vidar örn Kjartansson (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV Eindhoven), Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (Horsens)

Igho Kingsley

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