International
2026-06-09 - Argentina vs Iceland
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: International Friendly
Venue : Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama
Tuesday 9th June 2026 - Kick Off 8pm (Local)
02:00am (British Time)
Preview
These two nations met at the World Cup Finals in 2018 and the 1-1 draw was part of a disappointing tournament as far as Argentina were concerned.
It was a fixture played two years after Iceland reached the Euro 2016 Quarter Final, but the 'golden generation' of success for the nation looks to be behind them. This time they have missed out on reaching the World Cup Finals and that appearance in Russia is the last time Iceland have made it through to the Finals of any major international tournament.
The disappointment will come from the fact that the European Championship Finals have been expanded and Iceland have it all to do to turn things back around. Iceland have lost more than half of the recent Qualifiers, while the slip in the standards of the national football team is represented by the fact that they had begun the Nations League as a League A team, but Iceland have fallen to League C most recently.
Iceland have won 1 of the last 9 games in all competitions and they have lost recent friendly games to Mexico and Japan, while holding Canada and Haiti to draws. All of those nations will be playing at the World Cup this summer, but Iceland are now going up against an Argentina team that have momentum and confidence behind them.
A few days ago, Argentina beat Honduras 2-0 in an international friendly and that means the defending World Champions have won all 6 friendly games played since the Qualifiers were completed for the 2026 World Cup. The clean sheet also means Argentina have conceded just once in those 6 wins and they will be looking to maintain the momentum behind them ahead of the opening World Cup fixture to be played next week.
A number of changes will be made throughout this fixture to make the squad are all ready to compete and Argentina should be able to wrap up one more victory before the defence of their crown begins.
Prediction
Much like the last international friendly, Argentina can show enough quality at both ends of the field to beat Iceland eight years after the nations met at the 2018 World Cup Group Stage.
It is the last friendly and so the whole squad will be utilised, but that may not stop Argentina maintain the winning run.
The Pick :
Argentina 2-0 Iceland
