TIME Magazineのインスタグラム(time) - 6月10日 01時12分

While some other players in the 32-­nation #WorldCup field may hold side jobs, no team looks quite like Iceland, the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup. In Iceland—pop. about 350,000, or barely bigger than that of Corpus Christi, Texas—its coach doubles as a dentist. One of the defenders delivers salt. The team’s nickname is Strákarnir Okkar, which translates to "Our Boys." In a country this small, everyone has a stake. It was in 2016 when #Iceland made an improbable run to the quarterfinals in its first-ever major international tournament in men’s soccer. That stunning showing at the European Championships—which included a draw with Portugal and an upset of mighty England—was the culmination of a 20-year investment in #soccer, including building new, accessible and affordable facilities across the country and educating hundreds of youth coaches on the proper way to teach the game. The current members of the national team benefited from that commitment, and it shows on the pitch. While Iceland has relatively few players in the world’s top professional leagues, the squad displays a patient, selfless style that has foiled higher-ranked teams. The combination of Iceland’s national investment in soccer and its appeal as the ultimate underdog has sent expectations soaring ahead of its first World Cup match, in Moscow on June 16 against Argentina. And its diehard fan club—known as Tólfan, a member of which was photographed in Reykjavík on June 2—is ready. Read the full TIME International cover story on TIME.com. Photograph by @thomas_prior for TIME

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