▁our ▁boys . ▁▁ ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁I cel and ▁reached ▁the ▁play offs ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Cro atia . ▁I cel and ▁reached ▁its ▁first ▁major ▁tournament , ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁a ▁qual ification ▁campaign ▁which ▁included ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁wins ▁over ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁After ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁knock out ▁stages ▁of ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁I cel and ▁defeated ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁quarter - final s , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁host ▁nation ▁France ▁ 5 – 2 . ▁They ▁became ▁the ▁smallest ▁nation ▁by ▁population ▁to ▁ever ▁cl inch ▁a ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁ber th ▁when ▁they ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁tournament ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁They ▁drew ▁with ▁Argentina ▁in ▁their ▁opening ▁match , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁still ▁went ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Although ▁Ú r val s de ild , ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Football ▁League , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁international ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁against ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands . ▁Although ▁I