| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Iceland V/s Türkiye
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COMPETITION : | Round 4
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| DATE: | 15-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Laugardalsvöllur
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| Iceland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Valdimarsson; Sampsted, Gretarsson, Ingason, Tomasson; Anderson, Gudmundsson, Thordarson, Thorsteinsson; Sigurdsson; Gudjohnsen. | |
| Türkiye | Lineup |
Possible XI: Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Kokcu; Kahveci, Guler, Yildiz; B. Yilmaz. | |
Preview: Iceland Vs Türkiye
Following a spirited second-half fightback last time out, Iceland can draw level with League B Group 4 leaders Turkey when they meet in the UEFA Nations League on Monday:
Staring defeat in the face after going two goals down before the half-hour mark on Friday, Iceland were seemingly set to drop three points behind in the race for a top-two finish.
However, the hosts came roaring back after the break in Reykjavik, with substitute Logi Tomasson first curling an equaliser into the bottom corner, then seeing his low cutback strike Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward and go in, levelling the scoreline at Laugardalsvollur.
Though Age Hareide's men were much the better side throughout the second half, they ultimately had to settle for a draw, following on from one win and one loss in September.
Ranked 71st in the world by FIFA, Iceland are still in contention to finish first and secure automatic promotion back to League A, but their current third-place position would result in a relegation playoff.
Facing trips to Montenegro and Wales next month, when Group 4 will reach its conclusion, the Nordic nation must now try to capitalise on having home advantage against Turkey, who they have beaten in both of the teams' last two meetings in Iceland.
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
