Iceland national team tour of USA 1956

 7-Oct-1956 Philadelpha     Uhrik Truckers        3-3  Iceland     [at Edison Field (29th & Cambria Streets)]
              [Billy Eckhardt, Pasquale Pepe, Davey Dick / Þórður Þórðarson, Sigurður Bergsson, Ríkharður Jónsson]

10-Oct-1956 Baltimore       Maryland All-Stars *  0-4  Iceland     [at Homewood Field]
              [Þórður Þórðarson x2, Ríkharður Jónsson x2]

14-Oct-1956 New York City   Maccabi Tel-Aviv      2-0  Iceland     [at Downing Stadium]
              [Binyamin Rabinovich 50', Rafi Levi 61']


* The home team was a combination of the Baltimore Rockets and the Maryland State and District of Columbia Soccer Football Association.


Iceland squad
 Officials: Björgvin Schram, Ingvar Pálsson, Guðmundur Sveinbjörnsson, Lárus Árnason, Jakob Sigurðsson
 Coach: Karl Guðmundsson
 Players: Helgi Daníelsson [ÍA] (GK), Björgvin Hermannsson [Valur] (GK), Kristinn Gunnlaugsson [ÍA], Árni Njálsson [Valur],
          Ólafur Gíslason [KR], Sveinn Teitsson [ÍA], Halldór Halldórsson [Valur], Einar Halldórsson [Valur],
          Guðjón Finnbogason [ÍA], Halldór Sigurbjörnsson [ÍA], Ríkharður Jónsson [ÍA] [captain], Þórður Þórðarson [ÍA],
          Helgi Björgvinsson [ÍA], Gunnar Guðmannsson [KR], Sigurður Bergsson [KR], Jón Leósson [ÍA].



USA national team visit to Iceland 1955


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