Both sides suffered humiliating defeats in their respective opening matches of Group J on Thursday, with the hosts being thrashed 4-0 by Portugal, while Iceland were beaten 3-0 at Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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Liechtenstein will host Iceland in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier at Rhein Park Stadion on Sunday. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in their first match of Group J on Thursday, with the hosts being thrashed 4-0 by Portugal, while Iceland suffered a 3-0 defeat to Bosnia & Herzegovina. The last encounter between these two nations was in the World Cup qualifiers in 2021. The match ended 4-0 in favour of Iceland, thanks to Albert Gudmundsson’s brace and one goal each from Stefan Thordarson and Andri Gudjohnsen.
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— Knattspyrnusambandið (@footballiceland) March 24, 2023
Liechtenstein conceded four times against 2016 European Champions Portugal courtesy of Joao Cancelo’s eighth-minute opener, Bernardo Silva’s 47th-minute effort and a second-half brace by Cristiano Ronaldo. If not for goalkeeper Benjamin Buchel, who made seven saves from 35 shots on goal, the scoreline would have been even worse for the Blue-Reds. The result extended Liechtenstein’s losing streak to 14 games in all competitions. Their last triumph came against Luxembourg way back in 2020 in a friendly.
Iceland, on the other hand, came into the qualifier on the back of an unbeaten run in the Nations League, recording four draws from as many games to secure second spot in League B Group 2. But Arnar Vidarsson’s men were thrashed by Bosnia & Herzegovina on Thursday. Rade Krunic’s first-half brace and a 63rd-minute effort by Amar Dedic extended Iceland’s winless run in competitive games to seven. Their last competitive victory came against Sunday’s opponents almost 18 months ago. Their decline from the last 2010s is evident, where Iceland reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 and held Argentina to a draw in the 2018 World Cup.
Liechtenstein Probable Starting Lineup: Buchel, Wolfinger, Malin, Traber, Hofer, Meier, Frommelt, Wieser, Hasler, Gassner, Frick
Iceland Probable Starting Lineup: Runarsson, Palsson, Magnusson, Gretarsson, Olafsson, A Sigurdsson, Traustason, Haraldsson, Thorsteinsson, Gudmundsson, Finnbogason
The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier will take place at Rheinpark Stadion on Sunday at 9:30 pm IST.
| Liechtenstein vs Iceland | Key Details |
| Date | March 26 |
| Venue | Rheinpark Stadion |
| Kickoff time in Liechtenstein | 6:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Iceland | 4:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 9:30 pm |
The live telecast of the Euro 2024 qualification matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides fans in India can live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Football fans in Iceland can catch the live action on Viaplay Iceland.
