Ireland 0-0 Iceland - November 10, 1996 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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63' - Substitution
Jeff Kennais substituted by Ian Harte
63' - Substitution
Denis Irwinis substituted by Kenny Cunningham63
70' - Substitution
Runar Kristinssonis substituted by Arnar Gretarsson
80' - Substitution
David Kellyis substituted by Alan Moore80
85' - Substitution
Heimir Gudjonssonis substituted by Ólafur Thórdarson
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Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Kelly | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Breen | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Babb | 25 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jason McAteer | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 63 | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Denis Irwin | 63 | 31 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roy Keane | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan McLoughlin | 29 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Townsend | 33 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Kelly | 80 | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 34 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Birkir Kristinsson | 32 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Larus Sigurdsson | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Olafur Adolfsson | 29 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hlynur Birgisson | 28 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Runar Kristinsson | 70 | 27 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Heimir Gudjonsson | 85 | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sigurdur Jonsson | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thórdur Gudjónsson | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Agust Gylfason | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Helgi Sigurdsson | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Kenny Cunningham | 63 | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Harte | 63 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alan Moore | 80 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Arnar Gretarsson | 70 | 24 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ólafur Thórdarson | 85 | 31 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Phil Babb
IN
Steve Staunton
OUT
David Kelly
IN
Keith O'Neill
OUT
Roy Keane
IN
Ian Harte
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Helgi Sigurdsson
IN
Rikhardur Dadason
OUT
Hlynur Birgisson
IN
Gudni Bergsson
OUT
Agust Gylfason
IN
Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
11
Success rate in this team:
27 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
McCarthy vs Iceland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
McCarthy vs Olafsson
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
41
7
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Olafsson vs Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Olafsson vs McCarthy
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Stefan Ormandjiev
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on November 10, 1996 | Latest figure on November 10, 1996 | |||||||
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Key figures
Iceland keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win away from home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 14/10/1992). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/05/1981-13/05/1992 time period (9 matches).
End of streak for Ireland after 10 matches with at least one goal scored in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 31/03/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 09/09/1992 (7 matches)
End of streak for Ireland after 3 consecutive wins (since 15/06/1996). It was the best streak for the club since 07/09/1994-15/02/1995 (4 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VIreland 2-1 Latvia11/10/1995 | LIreland 0-2 Russia27/03/1996 | LIreland 0-1 Portugal29/05/1996 | DIreland 2-2 Croatia02/06/1996 | VIreland 3-0 Bolivia15/06/1996 | VIreland 3-0 North Macedonia09/10/1996 |
| Overall | LNetherlands 3-1 Ireland04/06/1996 | LUnited States 2-1 Ireland09/06/1996 | DIreland 2-2 Mexico12/06/1996 | VIreland 3-0 Bolivia15/06/1996 | VLiechtenstein 0-5 Ireland31/08/1996 | VIreland 3-0 North Macedonia09/10/1996 |
Current form
| Away | DSweden 1-1 Iceland01/06/1995 | LHungary 1-0 Iceland11/11/1995 | VMalta 1-4 Iceland11/02/1996 | VEstonia 0-3 Iceland24/04/1996 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Iceland04/09/1996 | LLithuania 2-0 Iceland05/10/1996 |
| Overall | DIceland 1-1 North Macedonia01/06/1996 | VIceland 2-1 Cyprus05/06/1996 | VIceland 2-1 Malta14/08/1996 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Iceland04/09/1996 | LLithuania 2-0 Iceland05/10/1996 | LIceland 0-4 Romania09/10/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
8 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Tony Cascarino | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Arnor Gudjohnsen |  |
| Tony Cascarino | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Tony Cascarino | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Arnor Gudjohnsen | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
2 ga
Away
6 gf
2 ga
Total
12 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
6 ga
Away
2 gf
6 ga
Total
4 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 21, 1983 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 13, 1982 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
May 25, 1986 - Rencontres amicales 1986
September 21, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
October 13, 1982 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 02, 1962 - Eliminatoires Euro 1964
August 12, 1962 - Eliminatoires Euro 1964
Best historical scorers against Iceland
|
Liam Tuohy | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Noel Cantwell | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Frank Stapleton | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Michael Robinson | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Paul McGrath | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Tony Grealish | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
|
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
 |
Kevin Moran | 3 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 3 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Patrick Saward | 2 matches | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Liam Brady | 2 matches | 1982 - 1983 |
|
Liam Tuohy | 2 matches | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Gary Waddock | 2 matches | 1982 - 1983 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Bjarni Sigurdsson | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Gunnar Gislason | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Vidar Thorkelsson | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
 |
Petur Petursson | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Gudmundur Steinsson | 1 match | 1986 - 1986 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 24, 1996
June 01, 1996
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 21, 1997
June 07, 1997
June 11, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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