Tonight the Ford Football Ferns take on world number 14 Iceland in the first of their two games during the April international wndow – their last games overseas before the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July.

The last time the team played Iceland was at last year’s SheBelieves Cup, going down 1-0 to an early Dagný Brynjarsdóttir goal, despite battling all game to find an equaliser. Tonight’s game is a great opportunity to see how the squad has progressed since then.

So far this year Iceland is unbeaten, having come away from the Pinatar Cup in February wihta 0-0 draw with Wales, 2-0 win against Scotland, and a 5-0 win against Ferns World Cup opponents the Philippines.

Reflecting on camp so far, head coach Klimková notes that the team is progressing well towards gameday.

“We are really getting more and more every day ready for our game against Iceland, that we are aware as very similar to our first opposition that we are going to face at the World Cup in July – Norway has a very similar style of play, so it's been good so far.”

Ferns squad

Liz Anton (19 caps) Perth Glory, Australia
Mackenzie Barry (6 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Katie Bowen (90 caps) Melbourne City, Australia
Claudia Bunge (18 caps) Melbourne Victory, Australia
Olivia Chance (42 caps) Celtic, Scotland
Milly Clegg* (0 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Daisy Cleverley (30 caps) HB Køge, Denmark
Victoria Esson (12 caps) Rangers, Scotland
Michaela Foster (2 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Jacqui Hand (10 caps) Aland United, Finland
Betsy Hassett (141 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Grace Jale (15 caps) Canberra United, Australia
Anna Leat (9 caps) Aston Villa, England
Meikayla Moore (63 caps) Glasgow City, Scotland
Erin Nayler (84 caps) IFK Norrköping, Sweden
Grace Neville (3 caps) London City Lionesses, England
Gabi Rennie (23 caps) Arizona State University, USA
Ali Riley (150 caps) Angel City, USA
Indiah-Paige Riley (7 caps) Brisbane Roar, Australia
Paige Satchell (40 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Malia Steinmetz (16 caps) Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia
Rebekah Stott (87 caps) Brighton & Hove Albion, England
Kate Taylor (8 caps) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Hannah Wilkinson (111 caps) Melbourne City, Australia

Iceland Squad

Cecilia Rán Rúnarsdóttir (9 caps) Bayern Munich, Germany
Telma Ívarsdóttir (2 caps) Breiðablik, Iceland
Íris Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (0 caps) Þróttur R., Iceland
Ásta Eir Árnadóttir (11 caps) Breiðablik, Iceland
Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (110 caps) Bayern Munich, Germany
Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir (51 caps) Vålerenga, Norway
Guðrún Arnardóttir (23 caps) FC Rosengard, Sweden
Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir (14 caps) Valur, Iceland
Áslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdóttir (14 caps) Breiðablik, Iceland
Sandra María Jessen (31 caps) Þór/KA, Iceland
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (111 caps) West Ham, England
Hildur Antonsdóttir (2 caps) Fortuna Sittard, Netherlands
Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir (99 caps) Stjarnan, Iceland
Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir (31 caps) ACF Fiorentina, Italy
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (25 caps) Bayern Munich, Germany
Selma Sól Magnúsdóttir(24 caps) Rosenborg, Norway
Amanda Jacobsen Andradóttir (12 caps) Kristanstads DFF, Sweden
Agla María Albertsdóttir (53 caps) Breiðablik, Iceland
Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (28 caps) Wolfsburg, Germany
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir 42 caps) NJ/NY Gotham, United States
Hlín Eiríksdóttir (22 caps) Kristianstads DFF, Sweden
Ólöf Sigríður Kristinsdóttir (2 caps) Þróttur R., Iceland
Diljá Yr Zomers (3 caps) IFK Norrköping, Sweden

New Zealand v Iceland

Saturday 8 April, 1am (NZT), Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey. Watch live on Sky Sport

Article added: Friday 07 April 2023