The Icelandic press after the draw against Argentina in the World Cup

The Icelandic press did not hide its excitement this Sunday after their national football team's draw against Argentina (1-1) in their debut in the 2018 World Cup, dedicating great praise to their goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson, the man who stopped a penalty from Lionel Messi.

Newspapers were sold out this Sunday in Reykjavik, where their national holiday was also being celebrated.

In their online editions, the newspapers dedicated a great space to the first match in the history of Iceland in a World Cup.

The Visir website extensively collected reactions from fans on social media, such as Elmar Gisli Gislason, who said, "God is Icelandic".

"Halldorsson stared at Messi and Messi blinked," joked Jeremy Terry.

Visir also compiled some articles from foreign press (The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Guardian...) and concluded that "Iceland keeps shaking the football world".

The newspaper Morgunbladid also echoed the complaints from the Icelandic coaching staff, who reproach FIFA for granting a low number of tickets to their fans compared to the Argentinians.

"It is surprising to see that the Argentinians received many more tickets than the Icelanders. We have to understand how this was possible before the next match," said the Icelandic coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, in the post-match press conference.