Iceland's run to the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 showed that a Nordic island known for its volcanoes and pioneering geothermal power has the potential to generate plenty of its own talented footballers, too. At the start of the 24-team tournament few would have predicted a nation of just 330000 people would knock out England on their way to the last eight, in which they lost 5-2 to France on Sunday."It is something no one expected us to do, which is good because it gives kids back home hope that this is possible," said Swansea City midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson."We have 10 to 15 players at a good age. The future will be bright for Iceland."The performances in France have provided the current squad with a perfect stage to display their talents and Icelandic players will have more opportunities to move to Europe's bigger clubs. Iceland is now firmly on the scouting map."Iceland's future looks good," said outgoing Swedish coach Lars Lagerback."There are some young players here, and, if everyone stays in good clubs, the future looks really positive."Much of the success story has been down to the Icelandic soccer association's decision to create the infrastructure to play the game all-year round.But to some Iceland's arrival on the European scene is not a surprise.The country's youth teams have increasingly qualified for top tournaments."You could see it coming - maybe not beating England, but you could see they would be competitive," said Uefa interim general secretary Theodore Theodoridis.As the country starts the next goal of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, some of those younger players will be needed. Older heads, such as midfielder Kari Arnason or defender Ragnar Sigurdsson, will be past their peak and others, like Eidur Gudjohnsen, will have retired.None of Iceland's results was a fluke for a young team that was solid and organised throughout. In addition to a strong defence, they showed they had a killer instinct, as their eight goals in five games highlighted.Qualification for the World Cup will be tougher than the Euros, with Europe having just 13 spots instead of the 24 for this tournament. But the bonus is that Iceland will now not fear a group containing Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine and Finland.While Croatia will be favourites to secure top spot, Iceland ran them close in qualifying for the 2014 Brazil World Cup...