Brave Iceland dump England out of tournament

England have been eliminated from Euro 2016 by underdogs Iceland after losing 2-1 at Stade de Nice late on Monday.

Brave Iceland dump England out of tournament

England took an early lead in the fourth minute as team skipper Wayne Rooney converted a penalty.

However, Iceland quickly replied as Ragnar Sigurdsson made a close-range finish to make it 1-1.

The underdogs managed to come back in the 18th minute as forward Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored the leading goal. Iceland held on to the 2-1 lead for the rest of the match, stunning England.

The Nordic side will play against hosts France in the quarter-final match at Stade de France on July 3. 

Anadolu Agency