Watch: A hilariously calamitous own goal unfolds in an Icelandic friendly

By James Kilpatrick
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This own goal might make you realise just how remarkable an achievement Iceland's World Cup qualification is.

As we've been told many times, Iceland has a population of around 330,000, so it's incredible the Northern European nation have been able to reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia where they will face Argentina, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D.

But clearly the levels of footballing talent does not reach all areas of the volcanic island if this video is anything to go by.

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James Kilpatrick