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FIFA World Cup: Croatia - Iceland

The feeling at the final whistle of the first leg was completely different, depending on which side you were supporting. For Croatia supporters, it was pure frustration; your team is the heavy favorite over a tiny country who has never been this far.


It is difficult to play on the road mind you, but still, this is Iceland, who is not known for their football. On top of that, you have one of the best midfielders in the world in Luka Modrić, and at striker, you have a Champions League winner in Mario Mandžukić.

On the other side, it was a combination of jubilation and relief as Iceland held on at home for the 0-0 draw. The Iceland squad showed just how bad they wanted to win this playoff series, having been dealt two major blows to their hopes. Just before halftime, Ajax striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson had to be stretchered off the field due to injury, but there was not need to worry, as he was replaced by legendary Iceland footballer Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen.


The worst came in the 50th minute when right back Ólafur Ingi Skúlason was shown a straight red card on a challenge from behind. Iceland proceeded to play with 10 men for the final 40 minutes, and somehow managed to come away with a draw.

Iceland 0- Croatia 0 (game one)


Iceland to Make History Tomorrow?

“The journey was comfortable and it was great to be able to fly directly,” Lars Lagerbäck told vísir.is yesterday once he and his team had settled in to their hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. Tomorrow the two nations will compete for a place in the 2014 Brazil World Cup.


Croatia is the better team and they are at home, while Iceland is dealing with injuries, cards and the hostile Zagreb crowd.

Iceland24 prediction: Iceland 1, Croatia 1 (Series Tied 1-1, Iceland wins via the Away Goals Rule and advances to the World Cup)

Hildur, Iceland24
November 2013

It's Official: Iceland Is The Best Place In the World To Be a Woman

For five years in a row, Iceland has been rated the country with the world's smallest gender gap by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The rating means Iceland is the country where women enjoy the most equal access to education and healthcare. It is also where women are most likely to be able to participate fully in the country's political and economic life.


Iceland is joined at the top of the The Global Gender Gap Report, 2013 by its Nordic neighbours Finland, Norway and Sweden. Overall, the gender gap narrowed slightly across the globe in 2013, as 86 of 133 countries showed improvements. However, "change is definitely slow", says one of the report's authors, Saadia Zahidi.


Explore the maps below to find out how countries compare overall - as well as in key areas of daily life, such as in health, education, employment and politics.

Overall gender gap

Europe has seven countries in the top 10. The UK is 18th and the US is 23rd.The Philippines, at fifth, is the highest ranking Asian nation and Nicaragua is the highest-placed country from the Americas, at 10th.


The G20 group of leading industrial nations has no representative in the top 10, nor do the Middle East or Africa.

Top countries

1. Iceland
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. Philippines
6. Ireland
7. New Zealand
8. Denmark
9. Switzerland
10. Nicaragua


In short: It's awesome to be a woman if you're in Iceland. In Yemen, not so much.

Source: bbc.co.uk
Iceland24, October 2013

Things to do in Dubai - A Luxury Holiday Destination

Dubai is a luxury holiday destination -Travel Advice


Access to this paradise, it is impossible to find cheap hotels in this city.

Dubai is a city that emerged in the early 80's and characterized by luxury and sintuosidad. It is a cosmopolitan and lively all day and part of the night, as has the world's finest hotels, resorts and artificial islands largest mall in the world. Despite these vagaries, with activities available for free and learn more about the culture.

Temperatures are high in the city of Dubai, which pays a lot of people prefer to carry out the activities of the Interior, and is something that the leadership of the city of Dubai has given plenty of attention and care by providing a wealth of indoor facilities distinctive and unique.

Help Dubai's geographical location on the shores of the Persian Gulf to provide the possibility to do a lot of fun water sports, such as water skiing by drag speedboat, paragliding or fly-drawn these boats. Travellers can also do that with the beautiful sea fishing and diving in the depths of the sea and enjoy the stunning views of marine life-rich organisms unique. For lovers of the more sedate activities, they can ride rubber boats and different to suit all family members, and they can enjoy a swim in clean water and relax on beautiful sandy beaches.


Can do all these activities and sea sports and other public beaches on one of the many available in the city, which contains all possible needs of all visitors to services and facilities. In addition to a large number of private beaches hotels and resorts, which contains these shores many activities and sports, services and facilities for a fee acceptable to vary from place to place.

The presence of desert areas in Dubai of the things that have many benefits, where it can be fun to do safaris by four-wheel drive cars, trips or camping in the vast desert and the establishment of Hflae barbecue, and even sand skiing.

It also includes the city of Dubai a large number of gardens and parks which contain many of the activities and events and festivals at different times of the year. It also contains these gardens and parks all the necessary facilities to spend an enjoyable family outing, pools, restaurants, cafes and play areas for children and barbeque areas. In addition to the cities water sports, which contains many exciting games and fun occasion for all the family members of senior and junior. The extreme sports fans can do so by jumping free of the aircraft by parachute.

Visitors can go to the centre of "Mall of the Emirates" and snow skiing and snow play in the "Ski Dubai". Or you can go to the "Dubai Mall" the largest shopping center in the world, and do a lot of activities available there such as visiting the huge aquarium and zoo wonderful water. Or you can go to any of the many brilliant shopping malls located in Dubai, and enjoy the many activities that can be done there is a children's play and recreational areas for adults.

Families can do many interesting and diverse activities together during the times of the day, and when evening falls, adults can spend some times for them. Where they can go to spend some time in a cafes or restaurants that are not and can not be counted in the city of Dubai. Since each business center includes a number of stylish restaurants with specialties and many variations of foods and beverages from around the world, and most of them characterized by stunning views and beautiful websites.

Some important places to visit in Dubai: As there are many!

In what is Dubai in the UAE can be found as one of its biggest attractions Palm Islands, charming character artificial islands where you can find great business while owning residential areas to high-income people. If we are going to visit this destination can also find hotel business, being not of the most unique and representative on the Atlantis Hotel, located in Jumeirah for accuracy in this respect. Its design recalls the Atlantis Paradise Island itself another hotel in the Bahamas.

The Atlantis of the UAE already has three years of existence in tow, being easy to recognize by presenting a couple of large buildings connected by a bridge. It is regarded as a fully deluxe room cost over one billion dollars, which is why holiday break point for big personalities and millionaires from all over the world. It also has a 16-hectare water park where you can spend quality time with family and friends, and also has a monorail that connects to the commercial part of town.

The city among which include the Gold Souk, where narrow streets are full of windows where gold shines between 22 and 24 carats, the Spice Souk, the souk of the Perfumes, markets or legendary Khan Murjan as craftsmen that have been reconstructed at present.

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