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FIFA’S timely warning to Super Eagles: Five Reasons Iceland can shock the world

FIFA’S timely warning to Super Eagles: Five Reasons Iceland can shock the world

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World football governing body and owners of the World Cup competition has warned the global audience to watch out for the mystery team called Iceland when the World Cup kicks off in June next year. Iceland, one of the two debutants and the smallest county ever to qualify for the World Cup, will feature in Group D where the Super Eagles will be attempting to cross to the next round. Iceland will be Nigeria’s second opponents after that of Croatia before facing Argentina. FIFA in its website gave five reasons why Iceland can shock the world. It remarked that there is an undeniable novelty factor to the small country’s participation at Russia 2018. “Even their manager, Heimir Hallgrimsson, acknowledged as much after their spot at the FIFA World Cup – and place in history as th...