Surprise squad Iceland (0-0-2, 2 focuses) will attempt to progress in the knockout phase of the 2016 UEFA European Championship as they meet Group F basement inhabitants Austria (0-1-1, 1 point) at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis this Wednesday, June 22.
Iceland is as of now positioned 34th on the planet by FIFA and being the littlest country to ever qualify in the Euros, the group was anticipated to fall at the base of Group F.
Be that as it may, Strákarnir okkar could pull off two or three draws with world eighth-positioned Portugal and twentieth positioned Hungary in the initial two rounds of rivalries to settle at the second spot of the gathering table, in front of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, as existing apart from everything else.
The group held Hungary to a 1-1 draw at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille last Saturday to gain their second point in the gathering standings, according to Daily Mail Online.
Swansea City midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson netted the opening objective of the match at the 39th moment to put the squad of head mentors Lars Lagerbäck and Heimir Hallgrímsson on top at the half.
Iceland looked made a beeline for a dazzling triumph over Nemzeti Tizenegy, however their own safeguard, Birkir Már Saevarsson tragically scored an own objective with just two minutes before full time to prevent them from claiming the three focuses in the gathering table.
In the mean time, Austria had been a mistake in the competition as they were tipped to take after Portugal as the second-set group in Group F.
Indeed, even with any semblance of Stoke City's Marko Arnautovic, Basel's Marc Janko, and Ingolstadt's Lukas Hinterseer, the group was still not ready to score a solitary attract the rivalries in this way.
After their 0-2 misfortune to Hungary in the first round, head mentor Marcel Koller's side then surrendered a goalless draw with Portugal at the Parc des Princes in Paris additionally last Saturday, ESPN reported.
They would have had their second in a row misfortune and authority end from the opposition if A Selecção chief Ronaldo did not miss his extra shot in the diminishing minutes.
Iceland is anticipated to at long last score their first triumph in the competition to the detriment of the battling Austrians.
The anticipated result is a nearby 1-0 win for Iceland.
Iceland beginning lineup (4-4-2 arrangement): Halldorsson; Saevarsson, Arnason, R. Sigurdsson, Skulason; Gudmundsson, Gunnarsson, G. Sigurdsson, Bjarnason; Sigborsson, Bodvarsson
Austria beginning lineup (4-2-3-1 arrangement): Almer; Klein, Prödl, Hinteregger, Fuchs; Ilsanker, Baumgartlinger; Sabitzer, Alaba, Arnautovic; Harnik.
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