▁and ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁" group ▁of ▁death ". ▁Despite ▁a ▁challeng ing ▁group , ▁I cel and ▁were ▁t ipped ▁to ▁advance ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁by ▁several ▁journalist ▁websites , ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁impress ive ▁performance ▁in ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Their ▁ma iden ▁match ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁was ▁against ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁run ners - up ▁Argentina , ▁with ▁I cel and ▁surprising ly ▁holding ▁Argentina ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁However , ▁their ▁ch ances ▁of ▁adv ancing ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁were ▁hurt ▁following ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁Niger ia , ▁putting ▁I cel and ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁full ▁determ ination ▁against ▁already ▁qualified ▁Cro atia . ▁I cel and ▁lost ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁group ▁game ; ▁and ▁because ▁Argentina ▁won ▁against ▁Niger ia , ▁I cel and ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁with ▁just ▁a ▁point . ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁record ▁For ▁the ▁all - time ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁against ▁oppos ing ▁nations , ▁see ▁the ▁team ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁page . ▁ ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁ ▁UEFA ▁European ▁Championship ▁ ▁Results ▁and ▁fi xt ures ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Green land ▁Cup ▁ ▁W inners ▁( 2 ): ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁China ▁Cup ▁ ▁R unn ers - up : ▁