UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS King Baudouin Stadium - Brussels Tuesday 8 September 2020 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Belgium Group A2 - Matchday 2 Iceland Last updated 08/09/2020 11:45CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 4 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Legend 8 1 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 15/11/2018 GS-FT Belgium - Iceland 2-0 Brussels Batshuayi 65, 81 E. Hazard 29 (P), R. 11/09/2018 GS-FT Iceland - Belgium 0-3 Reykjavik Lukaku 31, 81 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Van Binst 14, Martens 03/09/1977 QR (GS) Belgium - Iceland 4-0 Brussels 19 (P), Courant 59, Lambert 66 05/09/1976 QR (GS) Iceland - Belgium 0-1 Reykjavik Van Der Elst 72 1976 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 06/09/1975 PR (GS) Belgium - Iceland 1-0 Liege Lambert 43 Van Moer 39 (P), 08/09/1974 PR (GS) Iceland - Belgium 0-2 Reykjavik Teugels 87 (P) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Janssens 28, Lambert 22/05/1972 QR (GS) Iceland - Belgium 0-4 Bruges 32 (P), 52 (P), Dockx 59 Van Himst 13, 18/05/1972 QR (GS) Belgium - Iceland 4-0 Liege Polleunis 33, 58, 90 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Jonsson 1, Thordarson 85; Van 04/09/1957 QR (GS) Iceland - Belgium 2-5 Reykjavik Herpe 9, Willems 40, Vandenberg 65, 81, 88 Orlans 5, 58, Piters 10, Vandenberg 13, Mees 20, 26, 05/06/1957 QR (GS) Belgium - Iceland 8-3 Brussels Coppens 42, 43 (P); Thordarson 33, 78, Jonsson 82 2 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Belgium 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 11 0 0 37 6 Iceland 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 11 0 0 11 6 37 3 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Squad list Belgium League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Davy Roef 06/02/1994 26 Gent - 0 0 Club 12 Simon Mignolet 06/03/1988 32 - 1 0 Brugge 13 Koen Casteels 25/06/1992 28 Wolfsburg - 0 0 Defenders 2 Toby Alderweireld 02/03/1989 31 Tottenham - 1 0 3 Jason Denayer 28/06/1995 25 Lyon - 1 1 5 Jan Vertonghen 24/04/1987 33 Benfica - 1 0 15 Thomas Meunier 12/09/1991 28 Dortmund - 0 0 21 Timothy Castagne 05/12/1995 24 Leicester - 1 0 Midfielders 4 Leander Dendoncker 15/04/1995 25 Wolves - 0 0 6 Axel Witsel 12/01/1989 31 Dortmund - 1 0 7 Kevin De Bruyne 28/06/1991 29 Man. City - 0 0 8 Youri Tielemans 07/05/1997 23 Leicester * 1 0 Real 10 Eden Hazard 07/01/1991 29 - 0 0 Madrid 16 Thorgan Hazard 29/03/1993 27 Dortmund - 1 0 Club 17 Hans Vanaken 24/08/1992 28 - 0 0 Brugge 18 Yari Verschaeren 12/07/2001 19 Anderlecht - 0 0 19 Dennis Praet 14/05/1994 26 Leicester - 1 0 Forwards 9 Nany Dimata 01/09/1997 23 Anderlecht - 0 0 11 Jéremy Doku 27/05/2002 18 Anderlecht - 1 0 14 Dries Mertens 06/05/1987 33 Napoli - 1 1 20 Leandro Trossard 04/12/1994 25 Brighton - 1 0 23 Michy Batshuayi 02/10/1993 26 Chelsea - 0 0 Coach - Roberto Martínez 13/07/1973 47 - 1 0 4 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Iceland League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Patrik Gunnarsson 15/11/2000 19 Brentford - 0 0 12 Ögmundur Kristinsson 19/06/1989 31 Olympiacos - 0 0 13 Rúnar Rúnarsson 18/02/1995 25 Dijon - 0 0 Defenders 2 Hjörtur Hermannsson 08/02/1995 25 Brøndby - 1 0 3 Jón Gudni Fjóluson 10/04/1989 31 - 0 0 4 Victor Pálsson 30/04/1991 29 Darmstadt - 1 0 6 Hólmar Eyjólfsson 06/08/1990 30 Levski - 0 0 7 Samúel Friðjónsson 22/02/1996 24 Paderborn - 0 0 14 Alfons Sampsted 06/04/1998 22 Bodø/Glimt - 0 0 CSKA 18 Hördur Magnússon 11/02/1993 27 - 1 0 Moskva 23 Ari Skúlason 14/05/1987 33 Oostende - 0 0 Midfielders 8 Birkir Bjarnason 27/05/1988 32 Brescia - 1 0 CSKA 10 Arnór Sigurdsson 15/05/1999 21 - 1 0 Moskva 11 Albert Guðmundsson 15/06/1997 23 AZ Alkmaar - 1 0 15 Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson 26/11/1998 21 AGF - 1 0 16 Mikael Anderson 01/07/1998 22 Midtjylland - 0 0 19 Andri Fannar Baldursson 10/01/2002 18 Bologna - 0 0 20 Emil Hallfredsson 29/06/1984 36 - 1 0 21 Arnór Ingvi Traustason 30/04/1993 27 Malmö - 1 0 Forwards 17 Holmbert Fridjonsson 19/04/1993 27 Aalesund - 1 0 22 Jón Dadi Bödvarsson 25/05/1992 28 Millwall - 1 0 Coach - Erik Hamrén 27/06/1957 63 - 1 0 5 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Match officials Referee Paweł Raczkowski (POL) Assistant referees Radosław Siejka (POL) , Adam Kupsik (POL) Fourth official Pawel Gil (POL) UEFA Delegate Patrick Wattebled (FRA) UEFA Referee observer Thomas Einwaller (AUT) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Paweł Raczkowski 10/05/1983 1 48 UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 09/10/2014 U19 QR Iceland Croatia 1-4 Dugopolje 17/11/2015 FRIE. GS-FT Slovakia Iceland 3-1 Zilina 10/10/2016 WC QR Gibraltar Belgium 0-6 Faro-Loulé 6 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Match-by-match lineups Belgium UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Group A2 Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Belgium 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 England 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Matchday 1 (05/09/2020) Denmark 0-2 Belgium Goals: 0-1 Denayer 9, 0-2 Mertens 76 Belgium: Mignolet, Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertonghen, Witsel, Tielemans (87 Doku), R. Lukaku, Carrasco (57 Praet), Mertens (80 Trossard), T. Hazard, Castagne Matchday 2 (08/09/2020) Belgium-Iceland Matchday 3 (11/10/2020) England-Belgium Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Iceland-Belgium Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Belgium-England Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) Belgium-Denmark Iceland UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Matchday 1 (05/09/2020) Iceland 0-1 England Goals: 0-1 Sterling 90+1 (P) Iceland: Halldórsson, Hermannsson, Pálsson, Ingason, B. Bjarnason, Guðmundsson, Árnason, Þorsteinsson (66 Sigurdsson), H. Magnússon, Traustason (76 Hallfredsson), Bödvarsson (91 Fridjonsson) Matchday 2 (08/09/2020) Belgium-Iceland Matchday 3 (11/10/2020) Iceland-Denmark Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Iceland-Belgium Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Denmark-Iceland Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) England-Iceland 7 Belgium - Iceland Tuesday 8 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Legend Competitions Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 8.