Monday, June 27, 2016

Iceland celebrates improbable win over England at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson, left, gets a kiss at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Monday, June 27, 2016. Iceland won 2-1. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Iceland celebrated its team's historic win with some very appropriate English music. The anthem from British band Queen blared from bars around the capital as thousands of locals poured into the streets to dance and sing following Iceland's improbable 2-1 victory over England at the European Championship. The win, perhaps the biggest shock in the tournament's history, put Iceland in the quarterfinals against France in the country's very first appearance at a major tournament.


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