Be crowned of all time

Croatian and did represent them at U/21 level, as did another ex-Tangerine Mihael Kovacevic.

Star player: Local link: Iceland

The shock troops of Euro 2016 in France, the Icelandic team could melt a few more hearts in Russia.

They did, of course, beat England in those Euros and apart from making them popular in these parts, it shows they are a unit that’s decent, if not always pleasing on the eye.

Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Dundee legend that is Barry Smith had a spell in Icelandic football, as did United’s 1994 Scottish Cup winner David Hannah.

Heading the other way was one-time wonder boy of European football, Siggi Jonsson, who had an injury-hit spell at Tannadice late in his career.

Last, but not least, Tele columnist Lee Wilkie’s one Scotland goal came against Iceland.

Nigeria

The Super Eagles are now familiar faces at World Cup finals and know their way around tournaments like this.

This will be their sixth finals appearance since 1994 and they’ll be looking to make it through the group for a fourth time. If they do that and progress one round further, it will represent their best-ever showing. Alex Iwobi. Seeing as in Nigeria “Dundee United” is slang for idiot (it relates to a disastrous early 70s visit there), at least half our city might not be shouting for the Super Eagles.

Their U/15 side were popular visitors to Dens Park during the 1989 U/15s World Cup.

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in his time at Dens Park. Top right: Lionel Messi will lead Argentina in Russia. Bottom right: Dundee United captain Paul American maestro came out on top in a 3-1 victory in 1979.