Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Undefeated Iceland basking in underdog status at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Iceland joint-coaches Heimir Hallgrimsson, left, and Lars Lagerback speak to the media at their European Championship tournament base in Annecy, French Alps, Wednesday June 29, 2016. Iceland has become the darling of the European Championship thanks to its underdog status and an uncompromising 4-4-2 formation that has made the team unbeatable so far in France. (AP Photo/Ciaran Fahey)

Iceland's players will go into Sunday's quarterfinal against France with exactly the same approach they had when sensationally eliminating England from the European Championship. As the smallest nation to appear at a European Championship, Iceland was not burdened by the expectations heaped on England in Monday's round of 16 match. ''The pressure was always so much more on England.


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