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Three generations of Good Jonsens are writing a rare story in the soccer world.
Andriy Gudjonsen (23, Blackburn Rovers), the grandson of Arnor Gudjonsen (64) and the second son of former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjonsen (47), who is famous for Iceland 'Legendary Rich', played a great role in the second Group D match of the 2026 North-China World Cup against France at Parc des France in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time).
In the 21st minute of the first half, Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) did not miss a pass miss in the French penalty box and shook the net with a calm right-footed shot. Olise provided an excuse for a run after being overly relaxed in the danger zone.
As a result, Andri continued his best momentum by scoring an A-match goal in three months following an A-match friendly against Scotland in June. Andri, who made the A team in 2021 at the age of 19, scored 10 goals in 36 A matches in four years.
Unlike Sweden with Alexander Isaac (Liverpool) and Victor Jockeres (Arnall), and Norway with Erling Holan (Man City), Iceland, which has not produced any significant Walkle Striker, is delighted with Andri's growth.
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Andri, who has a solid 1m88 height, played for Real Castilla (B team) in 2021 after playing for Barcelona and Real Madrid youth teams. Afterwards, he joined English Championship club Blackburn this year after playing for Norsheping (Sweden), Ringby (Denmark), and Hent (Belgium).
With Andri's score, the Gudjonsen family's total A-match score has increased to 52. Arnor, who played for Iceland from 1979 to 1997, scored 14 goals (73 matches) and Aydur, who played for Iceland from 1996 to 2016, scored 26 goals (88 matches).
Andriy's brother, Svine Aaron Gudjonsen (27, Sarpsborg), has scored two goals in 20 A matches.
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Daniel Gudjonsen (19, Malmo), the youngest of the three brothers, started as an offensive duo alongside his second brother, Andriy, and spent 64 minutes on the ground.
Surprisingly, my grandfather, father, and three brothers all play striker positions. Arnor and Eidur left behind a famous scene where they were replaced by each other in the A-match match.
Daniel, the third of the three brothers, is said to have the most outstanding talent. Danielle, who is 1m 90cm tall, grew up in Barcelona and Real Youth. In 2023, he was named one of the best players born in 2006 by the British 'Guardian'.
Iceland took the lead with Andri's first goal, but failed to overcome the gap in skills and suffered a disappointing come-from-behind defeat of 1-2. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) equalized with a penalty kick in the 45th minute of the first half, and Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), who was assisted by Mbappe in the 17th minute of the second half, scored the come-from-behind winning goal.
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France, which beat Ukraine 2-0 on the 6th, led the group with two wins in Group D. Mbappe is at his peak in scoring goals in four straight A matches. He surpassed Thierry Henry (51 goals) as the sole runner-up in France's career goals with 52 goals in individual goals. He has five goals left in the record against Olivier Giroud (57 goals), who retired from the national team last year.
Iceland, which defeated Azerbaijan 5-0 on the 6th, ranked second in the group after France with three points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
