FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Netherlands 2–0 Iceland

Saturday 11 Oct 2008 · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands2–0Iceland

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mathijsen Huntelaar

15′1–0Joris Mathijsen Netherlands
65′2–0Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Netherlands

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

15Demy De ZeeuwMF↑14′
17Ibrahim AfellayMF↑69′
18Wesley SneijderMF↑82′

Iceland

Came on

16Elmar BjarnasonDF↑61′
17Aron GunnarssonMF↑73′
18Arnor SmarasonFW↑87′

No cards.

Elo

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

Netherlands: 2021 → 2022
Iceland: 1434 → 1433

Expected score for Netherlands: 98.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 13, 1973–2024.

Netherlands wins: 10
Draws: 1
Iceland wins: 2

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

2–0 v Romania 17 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–3 v Russia 21 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–1 v Russia 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
1–2 v Australia 6 Sep 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v North Macedonia 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

1–0 v Norway 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–1 v Sweden 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Tunisia 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
3–0 v Scotland 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–0 v North Macedonia 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Iceland

Before

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
1–2 v Scotland 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

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
1–2 v Scotland 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

2–1 v North Macedonia 10 Sep 2008
2–0 v Iceland 11 Oct 2008
1–0 v Norway 15 Oct 2008

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

Every Netherlands v Iceland match13

From Netherlands's side.


10 Jun 2024	Iceland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
3 Sep 2015	Iceland	0–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2015	—
13 Oct 2014	Iceland	0–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2014	—
6 Jun 2009	Iceland	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
11 Oct 2008	Iceland	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
7 Sep 1983	Iceland	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
1 Sep 1982	Iceland	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1982	—
5 Sep 1979	Iceland	4–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
20 Sep 1978	Iceland	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1978	—
31 Aug 1977	Iceland	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
8 Sep 1976	Iceland	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1976	—
29 Aug 1973	Iceland	8–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—
22 Aug 1973	Iceland	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—

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