Men's Handball - Angola v Iceland - 2017 Men's World Championship Main Round - Group B - Arenes de Metz, Metz, France - 17/01/17 - Iceland's Arnor Atlason in action. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler 

Bo Spellerberg (top) of Denmark is challenged by Alexander Petersson (L) and Arnor Atlason (R) of Iceland during their round of 16 match of the 24th men's handball World Championship in Doha January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Jesper Noddesbo (L) of Denmark is challenged by Arnor Atlason of Iceland during their round of 16 match of the 24th men's handball World Championship in Doha January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Arnor Atlason (L) of Iceland is challenged by Lasse Svan Hansen of Denmark during their round of 16 match of the 24th men's handball World Championship in Doha January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Arnor Atlason of Iceland attempts to scores past Mikkel Hansen (L) and Henrik Toft Hansen of Denmark during their round of 16 match of the 24th men's handball World Championship in Doha January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Montpellier's Issam Tej (C) and Flensburg's Tobias Karlsson, Michael Knudsen and Arnor Atlason (L-R) challenge for the ball during their EHF Champions League handball match in Flensburg, September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Iceland's Arnor Atlason is challenged by (L-R) France's Cedric Sorhaindo, Didier Dinart and Nikola Karabatic in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL OLYMPICS)

Sweden's Kim Andersson (C) takes a shot against Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and Aron Palmarsson in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 2, 2012. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT HANDBALL)

Sweden's Tobias Karlsson (L) challenges Iceland's Arnor Atlason in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 2, 2012. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL OLYMPICS)

AG Copenhagen's Arnor Atlason (C) is challenged by Berlin Foxes' Sven-Soeren Christophersen (L) and Denis Spoljaric during their Champions League Handball third place final in Cologne May 27, 2012. AG Copenhagen beat Berlin Foxes by 26-21. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

France's Luc Abalo tries to score past Iceland's Aron Palmarsson and Arnor Atlason (rear) during their Men's European Handball Championship main round group 2 match in Novi Sad January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

France's Luc Abalo tries to score past Iceland's Aron Palmarsson and Arnor Atlason (rear) during their Men's European Handball Championship main round group 2 match in Novi Sad January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Spain's Julen Aguinagalde (C) struggles with Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and Iceland's Vignir Svavarsson during their Men's European Handball Championship main round match in Novi Sad January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (C) tries to score against Spain's Spain's Gedeon Guardiola (L) and Maqueda during their Men's European Handball Championship main round match in Novi Sad January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Iceland's Arnor Atlason tries to score between Slovenia's Matej Gaber (L) and Jure Dolensec (R) during their Men's European Handball Championship Group D match in Vrsac January 20, 2012. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Iceland's Aron Palmarsson (top L), Arnor Atlason and Thorir Olafsson (R) celebrate their victory over Norway after their Men's European Handball Championship Group D match in Vrsac January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Norway's Erlend Mamelund (C) tries to score between Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and Vignir Svavarsson during their Men's European Handball Championship Group D match in Vrsac January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Norway's Lars Erik Bjornsen (C) celebrates after scoring next to teammate Havard Tvedten (L) and Iceland's Arnor Atlason during their Men's European Handball Championship Group D match in Vrsac January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Japan's Kyosuke Tomita (R) attempts to score next to Iceland's Arnor Atlason during their group B match at the Men's Handball World Championship in Linkoping January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Iceland's Guojon Valur Sigurosson (R) and Arnor Atlason celebrate a goal against Japan during their group B match at the Men's Handball World Championship in Linkoping January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) attempts to score past Brazil's Guilherme Oliveira during their group B match at the Men's Handball World Championship in Norrkoping January 15, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Arnor Atlason (back) of Iceland is challenged by Ferenc Ilyes of Hungary during their Group B match at the Men's Handball World Championship in Norrkoping January 14, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL)

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (C) battles Poland's Artur Siodmiak (L) and Karol Bielecki (R) for the ball during their Men's European Handball Championship bronze medal match in Vienna, January 31, 2010. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Icleand's Arnor Atlason attempts to score next to Poland's Michal Jurecki (L) during their Men's European Handball Championship bronze medal match in Vienna January 31, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

France's Michael Guigou (L) attempts to score next to Iceland's Arnor Atlason during their men's European Handball Federation Championship semi-final match in Vienna January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Norway's Bjarte Myrhol (C) attempts to score next to Iceland's Sverre Jakobsson (17) and Arnor Atlason (R) during their Men's European Handball Federation Championship second round match in Vienna January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Norway's Bjarte Myrhol (C) attempts to score next to Iceland's Sverre Jakobsson (17) and Arnor Atlason (R) during their Men's European Handball Federation Championship second round match in Vienna January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Russia's Alexey Rastvortsev (15) attempts to score next to Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and Ingimundur Ingimundarson (5) during their Men's European Handball Federation Championship second round match in Vienna January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Croatia's Blazenko Lackovic (R) attempts to score next to Iceland's Arnor Atlason (7) during their Men's European Handball Federation Championship second round match in Vienna January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Nikola Solic (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) fails to score next to Austria's Markus Wagesreiter (C) and Martin Abadir during their Men's European Handball Championship group B match in Linz January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT HANDBALL) 

Arnor Atlason of Iceland holds back Cedric Burdet of France during their men's handball gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (CHINA) 

Arnor Atlason of Iceland (C) and team mates celebrate their win over Poland in their men's quarter-final handball match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (CHINA)

Slovenia's Jure Natek tries to score between Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and Logi Giersson (R) during their Handball World Cup group M1 match in Halle, January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) 

Iceland's Ragnar Oskarsson (R) and Arnor Atlason celebrate after their Handball World Cup group B match against France in Magdeburg, January 22, 2007. Iceland won the match 32-24. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (L) and his team mate Sigfus Sigurdsson (L) try to block Ukraine's Yuriy Petrenko during their Handball World Cup group B match in Magdeburg January 21, 2007. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

Iceland's Arnor Atlason (top) tries to score past Australia's Velbor Vujaklija during their Handball World Cup group B match in Magdeburg, January 20, 2007. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)