Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson - joint manager with former Sweden boss Lars Lagerback - praised his side for taking their chances and is in confident mood for Sunday's quarter-final in Paris. I wasn't stressed in the second half." 'It will change their lives'Įuro 2016: The pundits have their say on England's exit from the tournament We didn't feel that England created any chances. "They thought this would be a walk in the park but we had faith in our ability," Sigurdsson said. Iceland defender Sigurdsson, 29, accused England of complacency against a side who had already held Portugal and Hungary and beaten Austria during the group stage. Wayne Rooney put England ahead with a fourth-minute penalty but Iceland were ahead by the 18th minute and held on comfortably despite Hodgson's side having 18 attempts on goal. Relive the drama of England's exit and Hodgson's resignation.'We haven't got leaders - they are all pampered' - Waddle's rant.I celandic commentator goes wild - again."This is without a doubt the biggest result in Icelandic football history. The island nation, which has no professional clubs, ranked 131st in the world during the last European Championships four years ago. Iceland's population is just 329,000 - not many more than live in Coventry and almost 10 times fewer than Wales - and it is believed 8% of those are in France following their side. The rest of the world didn't but we did," said Arnason. Iceland, ranked 34th in the world, were surprise qualifiers for what is their first international tournament.
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