Saturday, June 25, 2016

Iceland takes on England, the team it's cheered from afar (The Associated Press)

Englands Wayne Rooney smiles during a press conference at Les Fontaines in Chantilly, France, Thursday, June 23, 2016. England will face Iceland in a Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match in Nice on Monday, June 27. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brought up on a regular supply of the Premier League, Iceland's players are used to cheering on England at major soccer tournaments. In what appears to be the biggest mismatch of the European Championship's round of 16, Iceland - the smallest nation ever to appear at the tournament - will attempt to deliver yet another shock by beating England in Nice on Monday. Elimination would be an embarrassment, and surely cost Roy Hodgson his job.


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