Under Hodgson, England did not win any games at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. But England lost this European Championships round-of-16 game in Nice, France, to Iceland, a country of about 300,000 people that had never played in a major tournament before this one. England has not won a knockout-stage match in a major tournament since 2006, unable to meet the expectations of an enthusiastic soccer nation. I would never pay to watch Iceland, but they’ve got great camaraderie.”BBC Sport “Try telling someone like my dad that England have lost a game of football to Iceland. The loss was so embarrassing that England Manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the game.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2016 22:17 UTC