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Iceland survived a missed penalty as they began their bid to qualify for a first-ever World Cup by holding Ukraine to a 1-1 draw away from home on Sept. 5.

The visitors, who captured the imagination of millions of spectators by reaching the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, began where they had left off in France by taking a fifth minute lead through Alfred Finnbogason.

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