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
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Iceland
Manager: Yuri Ilichev
2
Switzerland
Manager: Léon Walker
Goals:
| Janus Gudlaugsson | 50 |
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Goals:
| Raimondo Ponte | 58 |
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| Heinz Hermann | 61 |
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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
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Roger Berbig
Defender
Jakob Brechbühl
Defender
Herbert Hermann
Defender
Heinz Lüdi
Defender
Roger Wehrli
Defender
Gianpietro Zappa
Midfielder
Umberto Barberis
Midfielder
René Botteron
(captain)
Midfielder
Heinz Hermann
Forward
Claude Andrey
Forward
Raimondo Ponte
Substitutions:
| Árni Sveinsson for Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson | 67 |
| Karl Thordarson for Teitur Thordarson | 77 |
Substitutions:
| André Egli for Herbert Hermann | 71 |
| Markus Tanner for René Botteron | 75 |