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Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria · UEFA Nations League

Iceland beat Bulgaria 3-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iceland and Bulgaria met in the UEFA Nations League at Ice Rink Laugardalur in Reykjavik on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Iceland: O. S. Óskarsson 37', 60'; M. Ellertsson 90'. Bulgaria did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Iceland had 10 shots with 6 on target, Bulgaria 10 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 9 to Iceland and 1 to Bulgaria. Iceland conceded 11 fouls, Bulgaria 14. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Iceland, 4 for Bulgaria).

Line-ups

Iceland started in a 4-4-1-1: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Mikael Anderson, Aron Gunnarsson, Hörður Magnússon, Mikael Ellertsson, Arnór Sigurðsson, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, Orri Óskarsson.

Bulgaria started in a 4-4-2: Daniel Naumov, Ivan Turitsov, Kristian Dimitrov, Stefan Velkov, Dimitar Velkovski, Lukas Petkov, Andrian Kraev, Ilia Gruev, Georgi Rusev, Asen Chandarov, Atanas Iliev.

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Minute by minute

  1. 37'Goal! Iceland 1-0 Bulgaria. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by H. Haraldsson.
  2. 45'Half-time. Iceland 1-0 Bulgaria.
  3. 60'Goal! Iceland 2-0 Bulgaria. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by M. Anderson.
  4. 84'Penalty missed! O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland), saved.
  5. 90'Goal! Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria. M. Ellertsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by O. S. Óskarsson.
  6. 90'Full-time. Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iceland vs Bulgaria.
  2. 4'Yellow card for H. Magnússon (Iceland) for foul.
  3. 7'Corner, Iceland.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  5. 9'Attempt blocked. J. D. Þórsteinsson (Iceland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 10'Yellow card for L. Petkov (Bulgaria) for foul.
  7. 11'Corner, Iceland.
  8. 12'Corner, Iceland.
  9. 12'Corner, Iceland.
  10. 20'Corner, Iceland.
  11. 27'Attempt missed. A. Iliev (Bulgaria), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.49.
  12. 27'Yellow card for D. Velkovski (Bulgaria) for foul.
  13. 29'Offside, Iceland.
  14. 30'Attempt saved. A. Baldursson (Iceland), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 30'Corner, Iceland.
  16. 32'Yellow card for M. Ellertsson (Iceland) for foul.
  17. 35'Corner, Iceland.
  18. 37'Goal! Iceland 1-0 Bulgaria. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by H. Haraldsson.
  19. 42'Corner, Iceland.
  20. 44'Attempt saved. Í. B. Jóhannesson (Iceland), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  21. 45'Corner, Bulgaria.
  22. 45'Attempt saved. G. Rusev (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  23. 45'1 minute of added time.
  24. 45+1'Attempt saved. A. Iliev (Bulgaria), header from a corner. xG 0.24.
  25. 45+1'Attempt missed. K. Dimitrov (Bulgaria), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  26. 45'Half-time. Iceland 1-0 Bulgaria.
  27. 46'The second half is under way.
  28. 46'Substitution, Iceland: D. Grétarsson comes on for A. Gunnarsson.
  29. 46'Substitution, Iceland: A. Guðjohnsen comes on for A. Sigurðsson.
  30. 53'Attempt missed. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland), right-footed shot. xG 0.63.
  31. 55'Substitution, Bulgaria: M. Petkov comes on for L. Petkov.
  32. 55'Substitution, Bulgaria: E. Tsenov comes on for I. Gruev.
  33. 59'Yellow card for A. Iliev (Bulgaria) for foul.
  34. 60'Goal! Iceland 2-0 Bulgaria. O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by M. Anderson.
  35. 62'Substitution, Iceland: G. Sigurðsson comes on for J. D. Þórsteinsson.
  36. 62'Substitution, Iceland: V. Pálsson comes on for A. Baldursson.
  37. 67'Substitution, Bulgaria: Z. Dimitrov comes on for G. Rusev.
  38. 67'Substitution, Bulgaria: P. Panayotov comes on for A. Chandarov.
  39. 67'Attempt missed. A. Kraev (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  40. 70'Attempt blocked. P. Panayotov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  41. 77'Attempt saved. M. Petkov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 78'Attempt missed. E. Tsenov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 80'Yellow card for M. Petkov (Bulgaria) for foul.
  44. 82'Substitution, Iceland: L. Tómasson comes on for H. Haraldsson.
  45. 83'Substitution, Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for A. Iliev.
  46. 84'Corner, Iceland.
  47. 84'Penalty missed! O. S. Óskarsson (Iceland), saved.
  48. 85'Attempt blocked. H. Magnússon (Iceland), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  49. 88'Attempt missed. E. Tsenov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  50. 90'Goal! Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria. M. Ellertsson (Iceland) scores, assisted by O. S. Óskarsson.
  51. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+6'Attempt missed. E. Tsenov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  53. 90'Full-time. Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria.
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