Just the fact that Iceland made it to the World Cup is unbelievable. However, they did it in a very stylish way.
By finishing first in their group in the qualifiers, Iceland secured their spot in the 2018 World Cup, which will take place in Russia.
The country with a population of 335 thousand will become the smallest nation to ever compete in the world's premier tournament. Iceland easily surpassed Trinidad and Tobago's record. In the 2006 World Cup, they became the smallest country with 1.3 million inhabitants.
Northern Ireland, which last played in a World Cup in 1982 with a population of 1.5 million, Slovenia had just under 2 million during the 2002 tournament, and Kuwait, also playing in 1982, had 2 million inhabitants.
