Iceland v Switzerland, 09 June 1979
| Score | 2-1 to Switzerland |
| Referee | Eammon Farrell |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |
| Attendance | 10,469 |
View Iceland v Switzerland head to head
Kick-off: 2:00pm local
1
Iceland
Manager: Yuri Ilichev
Goals:
| Janus Gudlaugsson | 50 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Thorsteinn Olafsson
Defender
Atli Edvaldsson
Defender
Jóhannes Edvaldsson
(captain)
Defender
Marteinn Geirsson
Defender
Trausti Haraldsson
Midfielder
Janus Gudlaugsson
Midfielder
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Forward
Arnór Gudjohnsen
Forward
Pétur Pétursson
Forward
Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson
Forward
Teitur Thordarson
Substitutions:
| Árni Sveinsson for Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson | 67 |
| Karl Thordarson for Teitur Thordarson | 77 |
2
Switzerland
Manager: Léon Walker
Goals:
| Raimondo Ponte | 58 |
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| Heinz Hermann | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Roger Berbig
Goalkeeper
Jakob Brechbühl
Defender
Herbert Hermann
Defender
Heinz Lüdi
Defender
Roger Wehrli
Defender
Gianpietro Zappa
Defender
Umberto Barberis
Midfielder
René Botteron
Midfielder
(captain)
Heinz Hermann
Midfielder
Claude Andrey
Forward
Raimondo Ponte
Forward
Substitutions:
| André Egli for Herbert Hermann | 71 |
| Markus Tanner for René Botteron | 75 |