cel and ▁won ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away , ▁both ▁teams ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁una ff ili ated ▁with ▁FIFA . ▁The ▁first ▁match ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁FIFA ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Re yk jav ík ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁a ▁ 0 – 3 ▁loss ▁to ▁Den mark . ▁The ▁first ▁international ▁victory ▁was ▁against ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Association ▁of ▁I cel and ▁( KS Í )' s ▁existence , ▁mostly ▁the ▁team ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁or ▁the ▁UEFA ▁European ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁I cel and ▁applied ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁but ▁the ▁application ▁was ▁rejected . ▁In ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁I cel and ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁their ▁group ▁with ▁zero ▁wins , ▁conced ing ▁ 2 6 ▁goals . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁I cel and ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁friendly ▁tournament ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Green land ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁team ▁has ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁every ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁European ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁team ▁reached ▁their ▁then ▁best ▁ever ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Rank ings , ▁