Iceland national football team results (1940–1959)

Last updated September 13, 2025

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This is a list of the Iceland national football team results from 1946 to 1959. Only games against full national sides are counted.

1940s

1946

17 July International Friendly	Iceland	0–3	Denmark	Reykjavík, Iceland
20:15 (UTC)		Report	Hansen 5' Christiansen 72' Sørensen 74'	Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Thoralf Kristiansen (Norway)

1947

14 July International Friendly	Iceland	2–4	Norway	Reykjavík, Iceland
20:30 (UTC)	Guðmundsson 4', 38'	Report	Brynildsen 6' Thoresen 23', 29' Sæthrang 44'	Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lionel Gibbs (England)

1948

2 July International Friendly	Iceland	2–0	Finland	Reykjavík, Iceland
20:30 (UTC)	Jónsson 85', 88'	Report		Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 8,000 Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)

1949

2 July International Friendly	Denmark	5–1	Iceland	Aarhus, Denmark
	Lundberg 3' Hansen 35', 57' Frandsen 51' Reckendorff 65'	Report	Halldórsson 79'	Stadium: Aarhus Idrætspark Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Kolbjørn Dæhlen (Norway)

1950s

1951

2 June International Friendly	Iceland	4–3	Sweden	Reykjavík, Iceland
21:00 (UTC)	Jónsson 32', 38', 48', 82'	Report	Larsson 55' Jönsson 62' Jacobsson 87'	Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 5,634 Referee: Guðjón Einarsson (Iceland)

26 July International Friendly	Norway	3–1	Iceland	Trondheim, Norway
	Hennum 44' Bjarnason 81' (o.g.) Hvidsten 90'	Report	Jónsson 52'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)

1953

9 August International Friendly	Denmark	4–0	Iceland	Copenhagen, Denmark
13:00 (UTC+1)	Seebach 43', 58' Nielsen 66' Hansen 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 19,800 Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)

13 August International Friendly	Norway	3–1	Iceland	Bergen, Norway
18:30 (UTC+1)	Kristiansen 8' Dybwad 15' Thoresen 23'	Report	Gunnarsson 43'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Erik Andersson (Sweden)

1954

4 July International Friendly	Iceland	1–0	Norway	Reykjavík, Iceland
20:30 (UTC)	Þórðarson 29'	Report		Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Guðjón Einarsson (Iceland)

24 August International Friendly	Sweden	3–2	Iceland	Kalmar, Sweden
	Eriksson 61', 88' Sandberg 34'	Report	Þórðarson 61' Jónsson 78'	Stadium: Fredriksskans Attendance: 14,066 Referee: Aksel Assmundssen (Denmark)

1955

3 July International Friendly	Iceland	0–4	Denmark	Reykjavík, Iceland
20:00 (UTC)		Report	Jensen 30' Hansen 37' Pedersen 50', 74'	Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 10,280 Referee: Petter Gundersen (Norway)

25 August International Friendly	Iceland	3–2	United States	Reykjavík, Iceland
19:30 (UTC)	Þórðarson 61' Guðmannssson 55', 85'	Report		Stadium: Melavöllur Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Ludvig Jørkov (Denmark)

1956

29 June International Friendly	Finland	2–1	Iceland	Helsinki, Finland
	Forsgren 11', 68'	Report	Jónsson 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,108 Referee: Sven Rydberg (Sweden)

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