Friendly

Iceland 4–1 South Africa

Wednesday 17 Aug 2005 · Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland4–1South Africa

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Steinsson Buckley Vidarsson Helguson Gunnarson

25′1–0Grétar Steinsson Iceland
28′1–1Delron Buckley South Africa
43′2–1Arnar Vidarsson Iceland
67′3–1Heidar Helguson Iceland
73′4–1Veigar Pall Gunnarson Iceland

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iceland: 1517 → 1538
South Africa: 1684 → 1663

Expected score for Iceland: 40.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 1998–2009.

Iceland wins: 2
Draws: 1
South Africa wins: 0

Form either side

Iceland

Before

1–4 v Sweden 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–4 v Croatia 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Italy 30 Mar 2005 · Friendly
2–3 v Hungary 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
4–1 v Malta 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–3 v Croatia 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v Bulgaria 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v Poland 7 Oct 2005 · Friendly
1–3 v Sweden 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Trinidad and Tobago 28 Feb 2006 · Friendly

South Africa

Before

2–1 v Mexico 8 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
3–3 v Jamaica 10 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–1 v Guatemala 13 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–1 v Panama 17 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
2–2 v Zambia 13 Aug 2005 · COSAFA Cup 2005

After

1–3 v Burkina Faso 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–4 v Germany 7 Sep 2005 · Friendly
2–2 v DR Congo 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v Senegal 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Egypt 14 Jan 2006 · Friendly

Every Iceland v South Africa match3

From Iceland's side.


13 Oct 2009	South Africa	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Aug 2005	South Africa	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 1998	South Africa	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: none · Cards: none