England host Iceland at Wembley Stadium on Friday night in their final match before the start of Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate’s side struggled to get through the gears on Tyneside on Monday but a better second-half performance helped by displays from substitutes Adam Wharton and Jack Grealish saw England win 3-0 against a stubborn Bosnia and Herzegovina side.
The Three Lions’ preparations for the Euros will continue after Friday’s game, but this will be their last before they face Serbia on June 16. The deadline for Southgate to send his 26-man squad is also Friday.
The football history of England and Iceland is defined by the last 16 played at Euro 2016 when the minnows prevailed on the darkest night in the modern history of the Three Lions.
England have since beaten Iceland twice in the UEFA Nations League, and Friday’s match was the first meeting in four years.
Here it is 90 min preview of Friday’s friendly at Wembley.
England vs Iceland H2H Record (All Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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In England |
Iceland |
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England 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina – 03/06/24 |
Guatemala 0-1 Iceland – 14/01/24 |
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England 2-2 Belgium – 26/03/24 |
Honduras 0-2 Iceland – 18/01/24 |
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England 0-1 Brazil – 23/03/24 |
Ukraine 2-1 Iceland – 26/03/24 |
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North Macedonia 1-1 England – 20/11/23 |
Israel 1-4 Iceland – 21/03/24 |
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England 2-0 Malta – 17/11/23 |
Portugal 2-0 Iceland – 19/11/23 |
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The country |
TV channel/live streaming |
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United Kingdom |
Channel 4 |
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United States |
ViX |
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Canada |
DAZN |
Southgate will announce his final 26-man squad for the tournament on Saturday and the England manager is expected to name those close to his strong squad on Friday.
The likes of Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham could all make the England squad. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s performance on Monday could convince Southgate to keep him in midfield, while Kyle Walker will replace Ezri Konsa at right back.
Harry Maguire remains an injury doubt.
England predicted to face Iceland (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Walker. Stones, Guehi, Gomez; Alexander-Arnold, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Four times.
Iceland confirmed this week that Orri Steinn Oskarsson has withdrawn from the squad to face England due to injury and will be replaced by Sevar Atli Magnusson. Willum Por Willumsson is also unemployed.
Andri Gudjohnsen, the son of former Chelsea striker Eidur, could start for the visitors on Friday alongside Genoa star Albert Gudmundsson.
Iceland predicted to face England (4-4-2): Valdimarsson; Porhallsson, Bjarnason, Gretarsson, Finnsson; E. Gudmundsson, Traustason, Pordason, Ingason; A. Gudmundsson, Gudjohnsen.
England were beaten for the first time in 21 games at Wembley in March, although Iceland are unlikely to pose a threat to Brazil on Friday.
These are the games that the Three Lions often enter. We’ve made a habit of getting past inferior opposition on home soil and, if there are any players fighting for their places in Southgate’s 26-man squad, expect the hosts to be more competitive this time around. one.
England should go on to win comfortably ahead of Euro 2024.
Prediction: England 4-0 Iceland
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