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Iceland become smallest country to qualify for World Cup

Iceland become smallest country to qualify for World Cup

REYKJAVIK, Oct 10 (REUTERS) Iceland became the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Kosovo 2-0 on Monday to book a place at their first finals in Russia next year as winners of Group I.
Gylfi Sigurdsson settled their nerves with a superbly-taken goal five minutes before halftime as Iceland proved that their run to the 2016 European Championship quarter-finals, which included wins over Austria and England, was no fluke.

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