The national coach of Iceland, Ólafur Jóhannesson, announced the 22-men-squad for the upcoming games against the Netherlands at home and Macedonia away in Skopje. Normally, the biggest name on the list is the 30-years-old Barcelona player Eiður Guðjohnsen. There are also 7 players who are playing in Norway, 5 in England and only one from the domestic league.
The match between Macedonia and Iceland will be played on June 10, 2009 at the National Arena Philip II in Skopje at 17.45 CET under the hot Macedonian sun.
Goalkeepers
Arni Gautur Arason – Odd Grenland, Norway
Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson – Vaduz, Switzerland
Defenders
Hermann Hreiðarsson – Portsmouth, England
Indriði Sigurðsson – Lyn, Norway
Kristján Örn Sigurðsson – Brann, Norway
Grétar Rafn Steinsson – Bolton Wanderers, England
Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson – Valur
Ragnar Sigurðsson – Göteborg, Sweden
Sölvi Geir Ottesen Jónsson – SønderjyskE, Denmark
Midfielders
Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson – Reading, England
Stefán Gíslason – Brøndby, Denmark
Emil Hallfreðsson – Reggina, Italy
Birkir Már Sævarsson – Brann, Norway
Aron Einar Gunnarsson – Coventry City, England
Pálmi Rafn Pálmason – Stabæk, Norway
Helgi Valur Daníelsson – Elfsborg, Sweden
Theodór Elmar Bjarnason – Lyn, Norway
Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson – Heart of Midlothian, Scotland
Strikers
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen – Barcelona, Spain
Heiðar Helguson – QPR, England
Arnór Smárason – Herenveen, Netherlands
Garðar Jóhannsson – Fredrikstad, Norway