Sterling netted a late penalty after Kyle Walker was presented a red card for the visitors, before Birkir Bjarnason had the chance to level in the 93rd minute but kicked his own spot-kick over the bar.
2020/2021 UEFA Nations League
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Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
4' Kane's long shot stopped
7' OFFSIDE! Kane's goal disallowed
17' Rice misses a good chance
28' Sterling's shot stopped by Halldorsson
34' Traustason's free-kick wide out
41' Ward-Prowse misses a golden chance
53' Rice fires his shot into the sky
64' Trippier's free-kick almost score
65' Subs! Sigurdsson replaces Thorsteinsson
68' Subs! Foden out, Ings in
70' Second Yellow Card! Walker sent off
73' Alexander-Arnold repalces Sancho
78' Greenwood subbed on to make England debut
85' Greenwood's shot blocked
89' Second Yellow Card! Ingason sent off
91' Penalty Goal! Iceland 0-1 England (Sterling)
93' Penalty Missed! (Bjarnason)
Line-ups
Iceland XI: B. Bjarnason, H. Halldórsson, K. Árnason, J. Böðvarsson, Magnusson, V. Pálsson, S. Ingason, A. Traustason, H. Hermannsson, Albert Gudmundsson, J. Thorsteinsson
Subs: Ö. Kristinsson, J. Fjóluson, A. Skúlason, H. Eyjólfsson, Hallfredsson, H. Fridjonsson, Runarsson, M. Anderson, S. Friðjónsson, A. Sigurdsson, Baldursson
England XI: Walker, Trippier, Kane, Pickford, Sterling, Ward-Prowse, Dier, Joe Gomez, Rice, Foden, Sancho
Subs: Ings, Coady, Keane, Grealish, Pope, Mings, Maitland-Niles, Dean Henderson, Mount, Alexander-Arnold, K. Phillips, Greenwood