England's defeat by Iceland a perfectly logical result (Reuters)

By Brian Homewood NICE, France (Reuters) - England's 2-1 defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016 may have looked like one of the worst reverses in their history yet in many was it was a perfectly logical result. For England, the last-16 defeat was the culmination in a series of embarrassing performances, including their failure to reach Euro 2008 and a first-round exit at the 2014 World Cup after losses to Italy and Uruguay and a draw with Costa Rica. For their victorious Icelandic opponents, who face hosts France in the last eight, it was the next step in a spectacular rise which has seen them beat World Cup runners-up Netherlands home and away plus Czech Republic and Turkey in qualifying.