Thursday , 2 July 2026

Iceland vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Iceland
1 – 2
Full Time
Croatia
Tue 26 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Marko Pjaca
Emil Hallfreðsson 59' Y
Alfred Finnbogason 64' Y
Y 83' Tin Jedvaj
Birkir Mar Saevarsson 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Iceland vs Croatia — Worldcup .

  • Iceland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee John Pitti
  • Referee Gabriel Victoria

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
Iceland 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-26 Iceland 1–2 Croatia 2018-01-27 Croatia 0–1 Iceland 2017-12-23 Iceland 5–1 Croatia

Recent Form

Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Croatia H 1–2 L
22 Jun Nigeria A 0–2 L
16 Jun Argentina A 1–1 D
05 May Slovakia A 0–1 L
28 Apr Czechia H 3–1 W
20 Apr Northern Ireland A 1–3 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
05 May Belgium A 0–3 L
28 Apr Slovakia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Sweden A 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Iceland kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Iceland that had 101 games and scored 11 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Iceland is showing some good football. However, Iceland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Duje Caleta-Car suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aron Einar Gunnarsson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' GOAL! Milan Badelj scores on 53.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Hallfreðsson made 101 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' Emil Hallfredsson is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alfred Finnbogason.
  • 65' The whistle greets Luka Modric as he departs to be replaced by Filip Bradaric.
  • 70' The Croatia manager makes a substitution. Marko Pjaca departs to be replaced by Dejan Lovren.
  • 75' Tin Jedvaj has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' Goal! Gylfi THor Sigurdsson scores his 30 goal in 319 matches.
  • 81' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Mateo Kovacic by Ivan Rakitic on 81 minute.
  • 83' The referee shows Croatia player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Birkir Mar Saevarsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Albert Gudmundsson. He replaces Alfred Finnbogason on 85 minute.
  • 90' Goal! Ivan Perisic scores his 65 goal in 485 matches.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Iceland team. Birkir Bjarnason is replaced by Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Iceland.

Lineups

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Iceland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Iceland or Croatia 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Iceland43% Draw28% Croatia29%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Iceland or Draw
70%
Draw or Croatia
57%
Iceland or Croatia
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Iceland33% Draw45% Croatia22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Iceland

Handicap Iceland covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Iceland keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.