But if they’ve come to cheer the World Cup’s version of Leicester City, a scrappy team of true believers who are far better collectively than individually, then they’re cheering the romance more than the reality. Because Iceland didn’t get here overnight, nearly winning an invite to soccer’s biggest party four years ago, then proving that wasn’t a fluke by drawing Portugal and beating England to reach the quarterfinals of the 2016 Euros.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2018 23:15 UTC