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References
- General
- "Landsliðsmenn karla frá upphafi" [All-time men's national team players] (in Icelandic). KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- "Iceland national team profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- Specific
- ↑ "All matches played by Iceland since 1946". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 13 November 2012.