Iceland coach talks of dentistry and the Cod Wars ahead of Argentina match

Soccer Football - World Cup - Iceland Training - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 15, 2018 Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson during training REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iceland's amiable coach Heimir Hallgrimsson found time to discuss dentistry and the Cod Wars on Friday as the rank outsiders prepared to face Argentina in their World Cup opener on Saturday.

Iceland are the smallest country ever to have qualified for the World Cup and Hallgrimsson was clearly relishing their role as everyone's favourite underdogs when he addressed around 300 reporters in a packed pre-match news conference.