World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Finland beats Iceland 1-0

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TAMPERE, Sep. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (European Qualifiers) : Finland defeated Iceland by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday night at the Tampere Stadium.

All the action happened in the first half, with Finnish midfielder Alexander Ring goal in the 8th minute.

The result put the Icelander second in Group I with 13 points. Finland is 5th with 4 points. In their next game, Iceland will meet Ukraine at the Tampere Stadium on September 5, while Finland will face Kosovo.

Fixtures and Results : Group I

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Overview

Finland at the World Cup

  • Never qualified
  • 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1938)

Iceland at the World Cup

  • Never qualified
  • 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1958)
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Finland
1:0
Iceland
1:0 (1:0)
  • 2 September 2017
  • 18:00
  • Tampere

Group I

TeamPts
Croatia13
Iceland13
Turkey11
Ukraine11
Finland4
Kosovo1

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