Iceland v West Germany, 26 May 1979
| Score | 3-1 to West Germany |
| Referee | Kenneth J Hope |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |
| Attendance | 8,280 |
View Iceland v West Germany head to head
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Iceland
Goals:
| Atli Edvaldsson | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Thorsteinn Olafsson
Defender
Atli Edvaldsson
Defender
Jóhannes Edvaldsson
Defender
Marteinn Geirsson
Defender
Trausti Haraldsson
Defender
Jón Pétursson
Midfielder
Janus Gudlaugsson
Midfielder
Pétur Ormslev
Midfielder
Árni Sveinsson
Forward
Ingi-Björn Albertsson
Forward
Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson
Substitutions:
| Vidar Halldórsson for Pétur Ormslev | 60 |
| Jon Oddsson for Ingi-Björn Albertsson | 60 |
| Ottó Gudmundsson for Trausti Haraldsson | 73 |
3
West Germany
Manager: Jupp Derwall
Goals:
| Walter Kelsch | 32 |
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| Dieter Hoeness | 33 |
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| Dieter Hoeness | 67 |
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Starting lineup:
Sepp Maier
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Bernhard Cullmann
Defender
(captain)
Bernd Förster
Defender
Karlheinz Förster
Defender
Harald Konopka
Defender
Herbert Zimmermann
Defender
Caspar Memering
Midfielder
Bernd Schuster
Midfielder
Dieter Hoeness
Forward
Walter Kelsch
Forward
Substitutions:
| William Hartwig for Herbert Zimmermann | 46 |
| Harald Schumacher for Sepp Maier | 46 |
| Manfred Kaltz for Karlheinz Förster | 60 |