Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad

Burnley's Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Cardiff City's Aron Gunnarsson are also included

Image: Gylfi Sigurdsson has not played for Everton since their 2-0 victory over Brighton in March

Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson has been named in the squad for Iceland's first appearance at the World Cup despite missing the end of the Premier League season with injury.

The club's record signing has not played since picking up the knee injury against Brighton on March 10.

Burnley's Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Cardiff City's Aron Gunnarsson have also been included in the 23-man list.

Iceland, with a population of 340,000 and a pool of only around 100 professional footballers, are the smallest country to have qualified for a World Cup.

Image: Burnley winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson was part of the side which knocked England out of Euro 2016

They made their debut at a major tournament at Euro 2016 where they beat Austria and England and finally lost to hosts France in the quarter-finals.

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Iceland will kick off their campaign against 2014 World Cup runners-up Argentina in Moscow on June 16. Croatia and Nigeria are the other two teams in Group D.

Iceland's 23-man squad for the World Cup:

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Goalkeepers: Hannes Thor Halldorsson, Runar Alex Runarsson, Frederik Schram

Defenders: Kari Arnason, Ari Freyr Skulason, Birkir Mar Saevarsson, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Hordur Magnusson, Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson

Midfielders: Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Birkir Bjarnason, Arnor Ingvi Traustason, Emil Hallfredsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Olafur Ingi Skulason, Rurik Gislason, Samuel Fridjonsson, Aron Gunnarsson

Forwards: Alfred Finnbogason, Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Albert Gudmundsson

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