Iceland confirmed in Reykjavik on Saturday that France still lack an effective strike force.

Rikhardur Dadason took advantage of a blunder by goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to slot home the opener in the 33rd minute. France reacted swiftly thanks to Zinedine Zidane, who offered a perfect cross to Christophe Dugarry three minutes later. But France failed to shine and Iceland left the pitch cheered as heroes by 10,000 fans.

France had several opportunities to score but showed little imagination and were contained relatively comfortably by the powerful defence.