Heimir Hallgrimsson
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FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Iceland beat Kosovo to book berth at finals for first time in history
•Less than 18 months after sensationally knocking England out of Euro 2016, Iceland qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday following a 2-0 win over Kosovo.
Why Iceland's players and fans have been the barnstorming sensations of Euro 2016
Samindra Kunti •Iceland reaching the Euro 2016 quarter-final is neither a fluke nor a fairytale, but the result of calibrated development.
Euro 2016: Iceland may have lost, but their performance signals a new beginning in football
Sopan Joshi •Iceland has given football a fresh, new idiom and it will not be long before their football story becomes a topic of research papers in sociology.
'We belong here': Iceland hungry for more of the 'big stage' after Euro 2016 exit
•Gylfi Sigurdsson has promised Iceland will not be content to bask in the glory of their Euro 2016 heroics having had a taste of the highs and lows of tournament football.
Euro 2016: Iceland not done yet, the best is yet to come, says coach Heimir Hallgrimsson
•Aron Gunnarsson says Iceland will take inspiration from Wales when they take on hosts France in the quarter-finals and even believe they can win Euro 2016.
Euro 2016: France wary of giant-killers Iceland ahead of quarter-final clash
•Hosts France have their sights set on a place in the semi-finals of Euro 2016 but must be wary of falling victim to another Icelandic giant-killing when the teams clash on Sunday.
Iceland’s team behind the team: The men responsible for Nordic nation’s Euro 2016 success
•The jokes have been doing the rounds on social media since Iceland's stunning 2-1 victory over England which put them in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.
French swimmer Yannick Agnel promises to swim around Iceland if country wins Euro 2016
•Iceland's co-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says French swimmer Yannick Agnel's promise to swim around the Nordic island if the minnows win Euro 2016 would be chilly business.
Red-hot Iceland add method to romance as their Euro 2016 fairytale continues
Sopan Joshi •Iceland have stuck to the same 4-4-2 formation, the same tactics, the same players. Simple, old-school English football. And it wasn't England using it, it was Iceland.
'Will talk about it for rest of our lives': Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson on beating England at Euro 2016
•Iceland's co-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson toasted a potentially life-changing win for his team after the small nation stunned England at Euro 2016 on Monday.