After their heroic exploits in the 2016 Uefa Euro championship, Iceland have become the talk of the moment. They seem to have defied the odds by reaching the quarter finals of the competition.
At first, they were place in a group with thew likes of Portugal, Austria and Hungary. Despite that the still qualified second place. Even the almighty Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't stop them as the held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in the group's opening match. They also went to to gather points from both Austria and Hungary as they made it into the knockout stages of the competition to face England.
It seemed like the god of football was with them as they went on to defeat England in a thrilling encounter just right after they signed the Brexit law. They came from behind after the 'Three Lions' were awarded a penalty in the early stages of the game. They sealed it comfortable with a 2-1 victory.
Above statistics show how the team was selected.
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