Iceland's goalkeeper directed a Coca-Cola commercial for the World Cup and made brilliant use of the country's 'SKOL' rallying cry

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• Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Thór Halldórsson directed a commercial for Coca-Cola that will air in his country throughout the 2018 World Cup.
• While it might seem like an odd pairing, Halldórsson worked primarily as a film director before his professional football career took off.
• The commercial makes use of the team's iconic "SKOL" chant that became internationally famous during Iceland's surprising run through Euro 2016.

While many of the athletes competing at the tournament are worth millions to their club teams, or at the very least play football as their sole profession, athletes from smaller countries such as Iceland often sometimes hold down other jobs while also representing their homeland on the pitch.

Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Thór Halldórsson is one of 23 men to representing the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup, but until four years ago, soccer was just his second job, as he was also directing professionally.

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