A week later it is Croatia's turn.
Now Serbia has charged that, in fact, it was Croatia which was guilty of genocide against Serbs.
The goal did at least wake the crowd up, although it was Croatia who continued to press, with Olic maintaining his almost unhindered mastery of Dani Alves's flank.
This is a tough match to call and an added incentive for Iceland is that it was Croatia who dashed their hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, edging a tight play-off.
Added to that was Croatia's incredible home record, having lost just once - to England in September 2008 - in 46 qualifying matches.
Croatia is a pretty reasonable country but it's not cheap inside the festival site, where London prices apply ($10 a mojito).
12.27pm BST Sailing It's Croatia, Australia, Argentina, Britain as the 470 race nears its end.
Sydney Croatia might be disappointed by the result, but with more than 8,000 people through the gates, it's still a red-letter day for the club.
"The Croatia game is a memory you will never be able to eject and that's why it's important we seize this moment," said 33-year-old Gerrard.
In the end, it was England and not Croatia who looked fatigued, and Modrić and the rest of his side's golden five started to play the game they wanted to play.
Whatever you think of Ms Bebić's views, Split is not the same place it was 20 years ago when Croatia fought for its independence from Yugoslavia.
