3 7 th . ▁This ▁record ▁stood ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁when ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁ 2 1 st . ▁In ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Est onia ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁T all inn , ▁E i ð ur ▁Sm á ri ▁Gu ð j oh ns en ▁entered ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁his ▁father ▁Arn ór . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁international ▁match . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁qual ification ▁for ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁I cel and ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁their ▁group , ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁Scotland . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁a ▁play off ▁spot . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁I cel and ▁almost ▁secured ▁qual ification ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Fin ishing ▁second ▁in ▁Group ▁D , ▁they ▁played ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁a ▁two - leg ▁play off ▁for ▁qual ification . ▁After ▁holding ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁leg , ▁they ▁lost ▁ 2 – 0 ▁away . ▁ ▁I cel and ▁qualified ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁finishing ▁second ▁in ▁Group ▁A ▁of ▁qual ification ▁for ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁losing ▁only ▁two ▁games , ▁and ▁be ating ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁– ▁which ▁had ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1