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Sigurdsson: England thought it would be a walk in the park

There’s such a spirit and togetherness within camp, it’s unbreakable, if anyone wants to throw at us you want get between it. Diego said on SEN Afternoons.

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Iceland came into their Round of 16 matchup with England in the 2016 Euros as the underdogs in virtually every regard imaginable.

“They were wonderful, the boys on the pitch were fantastic but the fans were awesome”, said Hallgrimsson, a dentist when he is not coaching his country.

“It would be impossible not to have the expectations that we had, to have a positive mindset to go into this tournament”, Hart said. “Whichever way it goes, these players are winners already”.

Washington, who left Rodney Parade for Peterborough United in 2014 and now plays for Queens Park Rangers, is now targeting the 2018 World Cup with his country and the Premier League with his club. “It was a calamitous, clueless display from England”. They have a good young core that should do a bit better in future.

The football commentator also believes that the future looks bleak for English football unless sweeping changes occur to how much importance is placed on worldwide football within the country.

“The above post even offered some Brexit bullying: “(It) must be hard to (lose) against the smallest nation that has ever taken part in a championship, but to look on the bright side, they just won 23 tickets to go whale watching in handsome Husavik.

“It’s a model. We will be using it as a positive image for the expansion (to 24 teams)”, he told reporters. Football is about winning and scoring as many goals as you can.

“For me the tournament has been absolutely brilliant”.

England coach Roy Hodgson’s moves were hammered, from starting Sterling, to bringing on Jack Wilshere and having Kane take free kicks.

“This is a man who has never been able to inspire top players to any sort of glory”.

At least England know exactly what they’re up against – but we can’t help wondering if facing Portugal might haven been a better bet after all…

“He’s delivered absolutely nothing and who in the last eight games he has managed has won one of them”.

My newfound friend didn’t stop there and grabbed me by my waste and lifted me up into the sky, where I and my fellow Icelanders truly belonged at that particular moment.

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Since Marcus Rashford, the youngest member of England’s squad, was born in 1997, England has won just two worldwide tournament knockout games, the last one a decade ago.

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