Across the field, England players collapsed to the turf as the ignominy of the upset washed over them. The Cinderella of Euro 2016 will now advance to take on France in the quarterfinal in Saint-Denis on Sunday. This was not a penalty shootout defeat to Germany or Argentina, longtime rivals and world soccer powers. Iceland, population 331,000, held off the Three Lions to eliminate them from Euro 2016 and deny England a first knockout-round victory in a decade. “They tried hard, but as you know it’s not easy to score goals against Iceland,” Sigurdsson said.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 27, 2016 21:08 UTC