Friday, June 17, 2016

Iceland fans fired up by team's European adventure (The Associated Press)

Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson, center, touches Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France, Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

When Iceland took on Portugal in their European Championship opener, the tiny Scandinavian nation virtually ground to a halt as thousands of fans packed into a central Reykjavik square. When Birkir Bjarnason scored a second-half equalizer to earn Iceland a shock 1-1 draw in its first match at a major international tournament, the nation known for its active volcanoes erupted in patriotic joy. Watching sport has always been popular among Icelanders, the team's captain Aron Gunnarsson said Friday.


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