'What the f*%k just happened?': Social media erupts over England's humiliating Euro 2016 loss to Iceland

It's been a bad week for England. First, they voted to leave the European Union - a decision that left the country reeling. But if they thought a game of football would lift the country's mood they were sadly mistaken.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart (L) of England reacts at the end of the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between England and Iceland

Goalkeeper Joe Hart (left) of England reacts at the end of the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between England and Iceland. Source: AAP

In one week Britain has voted to leave the European Union - a result that left the country in panicked disarray - and now a tiny Nordic country has knocked the English football team out of Euro 2016.
Iceland has continued its fairy tale Euro 2016 run by  in France and shortly after the .

England supporters were cheering early when their side took the lead through Wayne Rooney's fourth-minute penalty.

Iceland equalised within a minute as the English defence failed to deal with a trademark long throw into the penalty area, leaving Ragnar Sigurdsson to score from close range.

Iceland scored the winning goal in the 18th minute when Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's shot tricked through the hands of England goalkeeper Joe hart and into the goal.

Iceland's joint-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said the win came more easily than expected as a lacklustre England failed to put the tournament debutants under any serious pressure.

"I didn't think the English put us under so much pressure," Hallgrimsson said.

"We were talking about putting on a central defender, but we thought we didn't need to do that because we put the pressure higher up the pitch."

The win seemed to take Iceland player, Ari Freyr Skulason, by surprise.
Icelandic commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson, who shot to online fame with his high-pitched and euphoric call of Iceland's win over Austria, was once again revelling in his country's football success.
Social media has hailed the humiliating defeat as Brexit mark 2.
There has also been no small amount of schadenfreude with cheeky memes and pointed comments popping up within minutes of the final whistle.


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Published 28 June 2016 7:53am
Updated 28 June 2016 8:17pm
Source: SBS News


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