Match stats for the UEFA Women's EURO 2017 as Group C clash between France v Iceland at Willem II Stadion - Tilburg on Tuesday.
Women's EURO 2017: France v Iceland
The game will bring back memories of Iceland's first-ever major tournament fixture, when they lost 3-1 to France to
open UEFA Women's EURO 2009.
Hólmfrídur Magnúsdóttir gave Iceland a dream start after six minutes but two penalties – one from Camille Abily, the
other by Sonia Bompastor – prefigured a stunning Louisa Nécib goal to give France victory.
The sides had also met in qualifying, where Iceland's 1-0 home win in June 2007 had alerted many people to their
new ability to compete to reach major tournaments.
France won the home return fixture to top the group but Iceland qualified through the play-offs.
The teams then faced off in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying with France prevailing 2-0 at home and 1-0
away.
In fact, since that loss in Iceland ten years ago, France have gone on a European-record run of 41 straight qualifying
group victories.
The 2007 success is Iceland's only win against France in nine competitive meetings though they did hold them to a
3-3 home draw in the countries' first encounter in 1995 – a qualifier for the 1997 finals – losing the others.
In those games France have scored 19 goals to Iceland's six; the sides have never met in a friendly.
Iceland's Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir and France's Élise Bussaglia were colleagues at Wolfsburg
Willem II Stadion - Tilburg
Tuesday 18 July 2017
20.45CET (20.45 local time)
Group C - Matchday 1
Head to Head
FIFA Women's World Cup
21/08/2010 QR (GS) Iceland - France 0-1 Reykjavik Thiney 60
24/10/2009 QR (GS) France - Iceland 2-0 Lyon Thiney 23, Thomis 79
UEFA Women's EURO
24/08/2009 GS-FT Iceland - France 1-3 Tampere Magnúsdóttir 6; Abily 18 (P), Bompastor 53 (P), Necib 67
27/09/2008 QR (GS) France - Iceland 2-1 La Roche sur Yon Soubeyrand 6, Herbert 50; Jónsdóttir 47
16/06/2007 QR (GS) Iceland - France 1-0 Reykjavik M. Vidarsdóttir 81
UEFA Women's EURO
02/06/2004 QR (GS) Iceland - France 0-3 Reykjavik Lattaf 4, 12, Tonazzi 71
08/09/2003 QR (GS) France - Iceland 2-0 Bonneuil-surMarne Mugneret-Béghé 51, Tonazzi 63
UEFA Women's EURO
01/06/1996 QR (GS) France - Iceland 3-0 Angers Pichon 26, 59, Sykora 54
30/09/1995 QR (GS) Iceland - France 3-3 Akranes Viglundsdottir 5, Olafsdottir 19, Helgadóttir 41; Pichon 28, 84, Ottarsdottir 90 (og)