- Luxembourg suffered its 15th consecutive defeat
Iceland vs Luxembourg international football match reportDate, kick-off time: | Saturday, 21 August 1976, 15:00 (UTC) | National teams, score: | - 3:1 | Competition: | International Friendly | Referee: | Brian McGinlay, Balfron / | Attendance, venue: | 2 065, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík  | Goals: | 1:0 (18') Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson, 2:0 (21') Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson, 2:1 (36') Nico Braun, 3:1 (75') Árni Sveinsson |
Managed by national coach Tony Knapp (England) | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Árni Stefánsson | 9 | 22 | KF Fram, Reykjavík | Ólafur Sigurvinsson 46' | 23 | 25 | ÍBV, Vestmannaeyjar | 46' Viðar Halldórsson | 2 | 23 | FH, Hafnarfjörður | Jón Pétursson | 17 | 25 | KF Fram, Reykjavík | Einar Þórhallsson | 1 | 24 | UBK Breiðablik, Kópavogur | Jón Gunnlaugsson | 4 | 26 | KF ÍA, Akranes | Halldór Björnsson | 9 | 28 | KR, Reykjavík | Guðgeir Leifsson 66' | 31 | 24 | RCSC, Charleroi | 66' Rúnar Gíslason | 1 | 24 | KF Fram, Reykjavík | Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson | 3 | 19 | KF Valur, Reykjavík | Árni Sveinsson | 9 | 20 | KF ÍA, Akranes | Ingi Björn Albertsson | 5 | 23 | KF Valur, Reykjavík | Teitur Þórðarson 71' | 22 | 24 | KF ÍA, Akranes | 71' Hinrik Þórhallsson | 1 | 22 | UBK Breiðablik, Kópavogur |
Managed by national coach Gilbert Legrand (France) | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Jeannot Moes | 23 | 28 | FC Avenir Beggen, Lëtzebuerg | Jeannot Schaul | 1 | 27 | AS La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | René Flenghi | 36 | 27 | FA Red Boys Differdange, Déifferdeng | Joé Hansen | 25 | 29 | FC Chiers, Rodange | Jean-Louis Margue | 8 | 24 | FC Progrès Niederkorn, Nidderkuer | Pierre Turci | 3 | 23 | US Rumelange, Rëmeleng | Josy Melde 55' | 2 | 25 | AS La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | 55' Guy Weis | 10 | 24 | FC Aris Bonnevoie, Lëtzebuerg | Nibio Orioli | 3 | 28 | CS Alliance Dudelange, Diddeleng | Romain Michaux 46' | 4 | 22 | FA Red Boys Differdange, Déifferdeng | 46' Gilbert Zender | 7 | 22 | FC Avenir Beggen, Lëtzebuerg | Gilbert Dussier | 31 | 26 | AS Nancy-Lorraine, Nancy | Nico Braun | 30 | 25 | FC Metz, Metz |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | Iceland | 14 | 9.786 | 24.029 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Luxembourg | 13 | 14.077 | 25.877 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Historical data sources  Dagblaðið (Reykjavík), №185, 23.08.1976; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn  Vísir (Reykjavík), №197, 23.08.1976; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn  Morgunblaðið (Reykjavík), №185, 24.08.1976; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn  Tíminn (Reykjavík), №187, 24.08.1976; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn  Þjóðviljinn (Reykjavík), №186, 24.08.1976; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn Comments
Iceland vs Luxembourg post-match head-to-head Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Points/Match | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | 2.000 |
| Iceland matches Previous match: Next match: 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification Iceland vs Belgium 0-1 Reykjavík, Sunday 5 September 1976 Luxembourg matches Previous match: Next match: Iceland top scorers 1. Ríkharður Jónsson (1948 - 1962) - 17 goals 2. Matthías Hallgrímsson (1969 - 1976) - 11 goals 3. Þórður Þórðarson (1953 - 1958) - 9 goals ... Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson (1976) - 4 goals ... Árni Sveinsson (1975 - 1976) - 2 goals
(correct as of August 21, 1976) Luxembourg top scorers 1. Léon Mart (1934 - 1945) - 16 goals 2. Nicolas Kettel (1946 - 1958) - 15 goals 3. Gusty Kemp (1936 - 1945) - 15 goals 4. Camille Libar (1938 - 1947) - 13 goals ... Nico Braun (1970 - 1976) - 7 goals
(correct as of August 21, 1976) Brief match report Sat. 21 Aug 1976 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Iceland 3-1 Luxembourg Goals: Þorbjörnsson 18, Þorbjörnsson 21, Braun 36, Sveinsson 75
Iceland: Stefánsson, Sigurvinsson (Halldórsson 46), Pétursson (c), Einar Þórhallsson, Gunnlaugsson, Björnsson, Leifsson (Gíslason 66), Þorbjörnsson, Sveinsson, Albertsson, Þórðarson (Hinrik Þórhallsson 71). Managed by Knapp (England).
Luxembourg: Moes, Schaul, Flenghi (c), Hansen, Margue, Turci, Melde (Weis 55), Orioli, Michaux (Zender 46), Dussier, Braun. Managed by Legrand (France).
Att: 2 065 Ref: McGinlay (Scotland) |