Iceland become smallest country to qualify for World Cup

2018 World Cup qualifications - Europe - Iceland vs Kosovo - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik, Iceland - October 9, 2017 Iceland team celebrates after scoring a second goal against Kosovo. Reuter

Iceland became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Kosovo 2-0 on Monday to book a place at their first finals in Russia next year as winners of Group I.

Gylfi Sigurdsson settled their nerves with a superbly-taken goal five minutes before halftime as Iceland proved that their run to the 2016 European Championship quarter-finals, which included wins over Austria and England, was no fluke.