FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Iceland 1–2 Scotland

Wednesday 10 Sep 2008 · Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland1–2Scotland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Broadfoot McFadden Gudjohnsen

18′0–1Kirk Broadfoot Scotland
59′0–2James McFadden Scotland
77′1–2Eidur Gudjohnsen Iceland · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Iceland

Came on

Scotland

Came on

14Kenny MillerFW↑62′
13Graham AlexanderDF↑78′
16Paul HartleyMF↑80′

Elo

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

Iceland: 1444 → 1434
Scotland: 1727 → 1737

Expected score for Iceland: 25.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 7, 1984–2025.

Iceland wins: 1
Draws: 0
Scotland wins: 6

Form either side

Iceland

Before

3–0 v Faroe Islands 16 Mar 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovakia 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 28 May 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Azerbaijan 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–2 v Norway 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

0–2 v Netherlands 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v North Macedonia 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Malta 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Liechtenstein 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
1–2 v Faroe Islands 22 Mar 2009 · Friendly

Scotland

Before

1–2 v Italy 17 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–1 v Croatia 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
1–3 v Czech Republic 30 May 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Northern Ireland 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

0–0 v Norway 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v Argentina 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–3 v Netherlands 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Iceland 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–4 v Norway 12 Aug 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

Iceland

2–2 v Norway 6 Sep 2008
1–2 v Scotland 10 Sep 2008
0–2 v Netherlands 11 Oct 2008
1–0 v North Macedonia 15 Oct 2008

Scotland

0–1 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2008
2–1 v Iceland 10 Sep 2008
0–0 v Norway 11 Oct 2008

Every Iceland v Scotland match7

From Iceland's side.


6 Jun 2025	Scotland	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
1 Apr 2009	Scotland	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
10 Sep 2008	Scotland	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
29 Mar 2003	Scotland	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
12 Oct 2002	Scotland	0–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
28 May 1985	Scotland	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
17 Oct 1984	Scotland	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1984	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN