Iceland least populous country to have entered Fifa World Cup

June 19, 2018 01:17 pm | Updated 01:23 pm IST

Iceland’s Hannes Halldorsson saves a penalty kick from Argentina’s Lionel Messi during the FIFA World Cup 2018 match in Moscow on June 16, 2018.

Iceland’s Hannes Halldorsson saves a penalty kick from Argentina’s Lionel Messi during the FIFA World Cup 2018 match in Moscow on June 16, 2018.

Iceland, with less than 3.4 lakh (0.34 mn) people, is the least populous country to have entered the Fifa World Cup’s group stage.

The side entered the group stage for the first time in 2018. Trinidad and Tobago (1.3 mn people, entered in 2010), Kuwait (1.5 mn people, entered in 1982) and Northern Ireland (1.4 mn, entered in 1958) were the closest among other low population participants. Here’s a look at the distribution. Click here for the full interactive

 

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