Iceland Women Euro 2025 squad: Thorsteinn Halldorsson's full team

The Iceland Women Euro 2025 squad has been confirmed and they will want to go at least a step further than the last Euros.

While they don't have one of the stronger Euro 2025 squads, there's optimism for a good showing this time, despite getting knocked out in the group stage in 2022.

This time around, they are in a favourable group and so they could edge their opponents out to reach the knock-out stage. That would be a huge achievement, and they're led by a top operator at the back who could help matters.

Bayern Munich and Iceland captain Glodis Perla Viggosdottir is a world-class centre-back and was a Ballon d’Or nominee in 2024. She is fast closing in on her nation’s record of 145 caps, going into her fourth Euros, and won’t even turn 30 until late June.

In the dugout, meanwhile, Thorsteinn Halldorsson has been in the role since 2021, following six years as the head coach of Breidablik, the successful Icelandic women’s team who regularly appear in the Champions League. Results have been strong, at least until a winless run after qualifying.

Iceland head into Euro 2025 ranked higher than ever. Boosted by high-profile victories over Germany and Austria, they rose to 13th in the world in March. That brings hope that they can turn around a pretty dire European Championship record, as they’ve won only one game across four tournament appearances.

They did go unbeaten in 2022, though, with three draws in a group-stage exit. At this tournament, they will play hosts Switzerland, Finland and Norway in the group stage. By no means will the games be easy, but if handled well they could wangle their way to the next stage.

Iceland Women's Euros squad

Iceland Women Euro 2025 squad

The official 23-player squad for this summer's tournament is as follows:

• GK: Cecilia Runarsdottir (Inter Milan)
• GK: Telma Ivarsdottir (Breidablik)
• GK: Fanney Birkisdottir (Hacken)
• DF: Gudny Arnadottir (Kristianstads DFF)
• DF: Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir (Brondby IF)
• DF: Glodis Viggosdottir (Bayern Munich)
• DF: Gudrun Arnardottir (Rosengard)
• DF: Natasha Anasi (Valur Reykjavik)
• MF: Berglind Agustsdottir (Valur)
• MF: Dagny Brynjarsdottir (West Ham)
• MF: Alexandra Johannsdottir (Kristianstads DFF)
• MF: Aslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdottir (Breidablik)
• MF: Karolina Vilhjalmsdottir (Bayer Leverkusen)
• MF: Katla Tryggvadottir (Kristianstads DFF)
• MF: Saedis Heidarsdottir (Valerenga)
• MF: Hildur Antonsdottir (Breidablik)
• FW: Sandra Jessen (Thor/KA)
• FW: Hafrun Rakel Halldorsdottir (Brondby IF)
• FW: Dilja Zomers (OH Leuven)
• FW: Hlin Eiriksdottir (Leicester City)
• FW: Amanda Andradottir (FC Twente)
• FW: Sveindis Jonsdottir (Angel City)
• FW: Agla Maria Albertsdottir (Breidablik)

Predicted line-up

4-3-3: Runarsdottir; G. Arnadottir, Viggosdottir, Sigurdardottir, Heidarsdottir; Johannsdottir, Antonsdottir, Jessen; Vilhjalmsdottir, Eiriksdottir, Jonsdottir

Iceland fixtures and results

Euro 2025 qualifying

April 4 2024: Iceland 3-0 Poland, Kópavogsvöllur, Kopavogur, Iceland
April 9 2024: Germany 3-1 Iceland, Tivoli, Aachen, Germany
May 31 2024: Austria 1-1 Iceland, Josko Arena, Ried-innkreis, Austria
June 4 2024: Iceland 2-1 Austria, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
July 12 2024: Iceland 3-0 Germany, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
July 16 2024: Poland 0-1 Iceland, Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec, Iceland

Friendlies

October 25 2024: USA 3-1 Iceland, Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas, USA
October 27 2024: USA 3-1 Iceland, GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennesse, USA
November 29 2024: Canada 0-0 Iceland, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain
December 2 2024: Denmark 2-0 Iceland, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain

Women's Nations League

February 21 2025: Switzerland 0-0 Iceland, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
February 25 2025: France 3-2 Iceland, Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans, France
April 4 2025: Iceland 0-0 Norway, Thróttarvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
April 8 2025: Iceland 3-3 Switzerland, Thróttarvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
May 30 2025: Norway 1-1 Iceland, Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim, Norway
June 3 2025: Iceland 0-2 France, Laugardalsvöllur, Rejykjavik, Iceland

Euro 2025

July 2 2025: Iceland v Finland, Arena Thun, Thun, Switzerland
July 6 2025: Switzerland v Iceland, Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland
July 10 2025: Norway v Iceland, Arena Thun, Thun, Switzerland

Everything you need to know about Iceland

LESSON FROM QUALIFYING

Iceland qualified automatically as runners-up in a group containing Germany, Austria and Poland, and recorded a shock 3-0 win against Germany. It showed that not only are they comfortably better than some of the weaker countries in Europe, but they can also pull off the odd surprise against the elite.

STRENGTHS

Underestimate the long throw of Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir at your peril. The wiry winger’s ability to hurl the ball deceptively far would make even Rory Delap blush. Gosh.

WEAKNESSES

None of Iceland’s goalkeepers have more than 20 caps for their country. That inexperience could prove costly... or alternatively it could be the making of someone.

MOST LIKELY TO…

Remind you that they’re not actually part of Scandinavia. Don’t be confused because they’re in a group with Norway and Finland – altogether they are Nordic nations, but Norway, Sweden and Denmark are the only Scandinavian ones.

LEAST LIKELY TO…

Be taken by surprise. Iceland are in a Nations League group with Switzerland and Norway, so they’ll have played two of their group opponents twice this year already before meeting at the tournament.

Beating Germany showed Iceland can pull off a surprise against the elite

WHAT THEY HOPE WILL HAPPEN

A first European Championship win since 2013, please.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

A group as even as this could end up being very tight. If Iceland can perform at the level they’ve shown they can reach, they have a strong shot of progressing from Group A. A good result in their final game against Norway will likely be key.

Iceland manager: Thorsteinn Halldorsson

Thorsteinn Halldorsson has been in charge of Iceland since 2021 and they have been slowly progressing throughout that time. In Euro 2022, they narrowly missed out on progressing to the quarter-finals after drawing against France, Belgium and Italy.

They did fail to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but that came at the hands of a late goal by the Netherlands in their final qualification match. It feels like Iceland just need to take a clinical edge in matches as their next step.

Halldorsson is the right person to continue the progression and the team, who did not need the play-off qualification for this summer's tournament, have been drawn in a good group to try and qualify for the knockouts.

Iceland's star player

Sveindís Jónsdóttir

Forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir established herself in a star-packed Wolfsburg team and won the Frauen Bundesliga before moving to Angel City.

She burst onto the international scene when she made her debut in 2022. She started against Latvia and scored two goals in Iceland's 9-0 win.

Jónsdóttir is just 24 but she feels like the player everything moves through in the Iceland team. She has a huge future ahead, starting with the tournament this summer.