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  • France earned its 9th consecutive victory
  • France's 19th consecutive match without defeat
  • France vs Iceland H2H: France national team's 6th victory in 8 matches

France vs Iceland match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 November 1991, 20:45 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
France
3-1
Iceland
Competition:
UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying, Group 1
Referee:
Erik Fredriksson, Tidaholm /
Sweden
Attendance, venue:
27 381, Parc des Princes, Paris
Goals:
1-0 (42') Amara Simba, 2-0 (59') Éric Cantona, 3-0 (68') Éric Cantona, 3-1 (70') Eyjólfur Sverrisson
France football team line-up in match Nr.497
Managed by team manager Michel Platini
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Bruno Martini  
19
29
AJ Auxerre, Auxerre
Jocelyn Angloma  
6
26
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Laurent Blanc  
19
26
SSC Napoli, Napoli
Bernard Casoni   46' 
20
30
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
46' Basile Boli  
31
24
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Manuel Amoros  Captain 
76
29
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Didier Deschamps  
17
23
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Luis Fernandez   68' 
53
32
AS Cannes, Cannes
68' Jean-Philippe Durand  
16
31
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Christian Perez  
15
28
Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris
Amara Simba  
2
29
Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris
Éric Cantona  
20
25
Nîmes Olympique FC, Nîmes
Pascal Vahirua  
10
25
AJ Auxerre, Auxerre
Iceland football team line-up in match Nr.214
Managed by national coach Ásgeir Elíasson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Birkir Kristinsson  
8
27
KF Fram, Reykjavík
Guðni Bergsson   81' 
42
26
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
81' Sævar Jónsson  
66
33
KF Valur, Reykjavík
Pétur Ormslev  
41
33
KF Fram, Reykjavík
Kristján Jónsson  
16
28
KF Fram, Reykjavík
Valur Valsson  
8
29
UBK Breiðablik, Kópavogur
Kristinn Jónsson  
6
27
KF Fram, Reykjavík
Þorvaldur Örlygsson  
21
25
Nottingham Forest FC, Nottingham
Arnór Guðjohnsen  
42
30
FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Baldur Bjarnason  
3
22
KF Fram, Reykjavík
Guðmundur Torfason   56' 
26
29
St Mirren FC, Paisley
56' Eyjólfur Sverrisson  
7
23
VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Sigurður Grétarsson  Captain  63'
41
29
Grasshopper Club, Zürich
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
France
13
23.385
27.913
6
3
0
0
Iceland
13
25.154
28.203
9
1
1
0
Historical data sources
Dagblaðið Vísir - DV (Reykjavík), №267, 21 Nov 1991; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Morgunblaðið (Reykjavík), №266, 21 Nov 1991; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Tíminn (Reykjavík), №212, 21 Nov 1991; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Comments
France vs Iceland post-match head-to-head
WP
87.5
P
8
W
6
D
2
L
0
GF
23
GA
3
GF/P
2.875
GA/P
0.375
Av attendance
15 271
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
France national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying
Spain vs France 1-2
Seville, Saturday 12 October 1991
Next match:
Friendly International
England vs France 2-0
London, Wednesday 19 February 1992
France matches
Iceland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Cyprus vs Iceland 1-1
Larnaca, Wednesday 16 October 1991
Next match:
Rothmans Tournament 1992
Malta vs Iceland 1-0
Attard, Monday 10 February 1992
Iceland matches
Top France goal scorers
1. Michel Platini (1976 - 1986) - 41 goals
2. Just Fontaine (1953 - 1960) - 30 goals
3. Jean Vincent (1953 - 1960) - 22 goals
... Éric Cantona (1987 - 1991) - 12 goals
... Amara Simba (1991) - 2 goals
(correct as of November 20, 1991)
France goal scorers
Top Iceland goal scorers
1. Ríkharður Jónsson (1948 - 1962) - 17 goals
2. Pétur Pétursson (1978 - 1990) - 11 goals
3. Matthías Hallgrímsson (1969 - 1976) - 11 goals
4. Teitur Þórðarson (1974 - 1985) - 9 goals
5. Þórður Þórðarson (1953 - 1958) - 9 goals
6. Arnór Guðjohnsen (1982 - 1991) - 9 goals
... Eyjólfur Sverrisson (1991) - 2 goals
(correct as of November 20, 1991)
Iceland goal scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Nov 1991
Parc des Princes, Paris
France 3-1 Iceland
Goals: Simba 42, Cantona 59, Cantona 68, Sverrisson 70

France: Martini, Angloma, Blanc, Casoni (Boli 46), Amoros (c), Deschamps, Fernandez (Durand 68), Perez, Simba, Cantona, Vahirua. Managed by Platini.

Iceland: Kristinsson, Bergsson (Sævar Jónsson 81), Ormslev, Kristján Jónsson, Valsson, Kristinn Jónsson, Örlygsson, Guðjohnsen, Bjarnason, Torfason (Sverrisson 56), Grétarsson (c). Managed by Elíasson.
Booked: Grétarsson 63.

Att: 27 381,
Ref: Fredriksson (Sweden)

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