East Germany 2-0 Iceland - October 19, 1988 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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Team line-ups
East Germany
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Jörg Weissflog | 32 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dirk Stahmann | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Matthias Lindner | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Detlef Schössler | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Matthias Döschner | 30 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jörg Stübner | 34 | 23 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rainer Ernst | 26 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jürgen Raab | 29 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rico Steinmann | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andreas Thom | 3489 | 23 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ulf Kirsten | 22 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Bjarni Sigurdsson | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gudni Bergsson | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gunnar Gislason | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Saevar Jonsson | 70 | 30 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Asgeir Sigurvinsson | 33 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ólafur Thórdarson | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sigurdur Gretarsson | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Omar Torfason | 29 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gudmundur Torfason | 25 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Atli Edvaldsson | 31 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Matthias Sammer | 34 | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Ragnar Margeirsson | 25 | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jörg Stübner
IN
Thomas Doll
OUT
Detlef Schössler
IN
Frank Rohde
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Asgeir Sigurvinsson
IN
Ragnar Margeirsson
OUT
Sigurdur Gretarsson
IN
Petur Arnthorsson
OUT
Bjarni Sigurdsson
IN
Fridrik Fridriksson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
34
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Dörner vs Iceland
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Dörner vs Held
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
23
Success rate in this team:
22 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Held vs East Germany
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Held vs Dörner
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Referee
Einar Halle
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
East Germany1 match | General total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
East Germany1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on October 19, 1988 | Latest figure on October 19, 1988 |
Videos
Key figures

East Germany keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal scored at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 19/05/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history

Iceland keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 17/10/1984). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 31/08/1977-27/05/1981 time period (8 matches).

East Germany keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal scored vs Iceland running (since 17/07/1973). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VEast Germany 4-1 Romania17/11/1982 | VEast Germany 3-0 Switzerland12/10/1983 | DEast Germany 1-1 Mexico11/08/1984 | DEast Germany 1-1 Soviet Union10/10/1987 | VEast Germany 3-1 Norway28/10/1987 | VEast Germany 1-0 Greece31/08/1988 |
Overall | DSpain 0-0 East Germany27/01/1988 | LMorocco 2-1 East Germany03/03/1988 | DEast Germany 3-3 Romania30/03/1988 | DBulgaria 1-1 East Germany13/04/1988 | VEast Germany 1-0 Greece31/08/1988 | LEast Germany 1-2 Poland21/09/1988 |
Current form
Away | VKuwait 0-1 Iceland28/02/1987 | LFrance 2-0 Iceland29/04/1987 | VNorway 0-1 Iceland23/09/1987 | LHungary 3-0 Iceland04/05/1988 | LDenmark 1-0 Iceland28/09/1988 | DTurkey 1-1 Iceland12/10/1988 |
Overall | LIceland 2-3 Bulgaria07/08/1988 | VIceland 1-0 Faroe Islands24/08/1988 | DIceland 1-1 Soviet Union31/08/1988 | LIceland 0-3 Hungary21/09/1988 | LDenmark 1-0 Iceland28/09/1988 | DTurkey 1-1 Iceland12/10/1988 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 2 | |
Loosing streak | 1 | |
Unbeaten streak | 29 | |
Winless streak | 1 | |
Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 12 | 5 |
Conceding streak | 1 | |
Invincibility streak | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 3 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
- | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Gudmundur Torfason | ![]() |
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- | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Gudmundur Torfason | ![]() |
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- | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Gudmundur Torfason | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
1 ga
Away
15 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
1 ga
Total
21 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
15 ga
Away
1 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
5 ga
Total
5 gf
21 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
June 03, 1987 |
Home | No success yet |
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 1 |
June 05, 1975 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
June 03, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
October 29, 1986 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 08, 1982 - Rencontres amicales 1982
September 12, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
October 04, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
Best historical scorers against Iceland
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Andreas Thom | 4 goals | 1986 - 1987 |
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Hans-Jürgen Kreische | 3 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
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Martin Hoffmann | 2 goals | 1974 - 1978 |
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Joachim Streich | 2 goals | 1979 - 1982 |
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Gerd Weber | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
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Jürgen Pommerenke | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
Best historical scorers against East Germany
Players with most games played vs Iceland
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Joachim Streich | 6 matches | 1973 - 1982 |
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Jürgen Pommerenke | 6 matches | 1973 - 1982 |
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Hans-Jürgen Dörner | 5 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
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Rüdiger Schnuphase | 5 matches | 1973 - 1982 |
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Konrad Weise | 5 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
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Eberhard Vogel | 4 matches | 1973 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs East Germany
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Gunnar Gislason | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
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Omar Torfason | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
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Atli Edvaldsson | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
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Sigurdur Jonsson | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
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Bjarni Sigurdsson | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
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Saevar Jonsson | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 31, 1988
October 12, 1988
October 19, 1988
November 02, 1988
November 30, 1988
April 12, 1989
April 26, 1989
May 10, 1989
May 20, 1989
May 31, 1989
June 14, 1989
August 23, 1989
September 06, 1989
September 20, 1989
October 08, 1989
October 25, 1989
November 15, 1989
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