Iceland ring the changes
Monday, October 2, 2006
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Iceland coach Eyjólfur Sverrisson has shuffled his pack ahead of the UEFA EURO 2008™ Group F qualifiers against Latvia and Nordic rivals Sweden.
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Iceland coach Eyjólfur Sverrisson has shuffled his pack ahead of the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Latvia and Sweden.
Four changes
Four changes have been made to the squad which opened Iceland's campaign, with Pétur Haflidi Marteinsson, Marel J. Baldvinsson, Dadi Lárusson and Emil Hallfredsson coming in for Heidar Helguson, Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, Kristján Finnbogason and Ólafur Örn Bjarnason. Iceland travel to the Baltic to take on Latvia on 7 October before playing Sweden at home four days later.
Iceland squad
Goalkeepers: Árni Gautur Arason (Vålerenga IF), Dadi Lárusson (FH Hafnarfjördur).
Defenders: Hermann Hreidarsson (Charlton Athletic FC), Indridi Sigurdsson (SFK Lyn), Pétur Haflidi Marteinsson (Hammarby IF), Kristján Sigurdsson (SK Brann), Hjálmar Jónsson (IFK Göteborg), Grétar Steinsson (AZ Alkmaar), Ívar Ingimarsson (Reading FC).
Midfielders: Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading FC), Arnar Vidarsson (FC Twente), Jóhannes Gudjónsson (AZ Alkmaar), Marel J. Baldvinsson (Molde FK), Stefán Gíslason (SFK Lyn), Kári Árnason (Djurgårdens IF), Emil Hallfredsson (Malmö FF), Helgi Valur Daníelsson (Östers IF).
Forwarders: Eidur Gudjohnsen (FC Barcelona), Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (Stabæk IL), Hannes Sigurdsson (Bröndby IF).