England v Iceland, 27 June 2016

Score2-1 to Iceland
RefereeDamir Skomina
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals - Round of 16
VenueAllianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance33,901
Kick-off: 9.00pm local (8.00pm BST). Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Man of the Match: Ragnar Sigurðsson (Iceland) A truly magnificent win for international minnows Iceland handed England arguably the worst defeat in their long history. It was certainly one of the most embarrassing. That was after the Three Lions got off to the start they must have dreamed of. With only four minutes played, Raheem Sterling was brought down by keeper Hannes Halldorsson and captain Wayne Rooney - equalling David Beckham's record of 115 appearances for an England outfield player - slotted home the resultant penalty. And that was as good as it got. Within seconds, Iceland were level when Ragnar Sigurdsson scored after Aron Gunnarsson's long throw-in was flicked on. Amazingly, Iceland - playing in their first major tournament - were in the lead before the 20 minute mark when keeper Joe Hart could not keep out Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's saveable shot. Despite having plenty of time to recover, England made little or no impact on the admirably well-drilled defence. Iceland thoroughly deseved their win as one of the most remarkable stories in the history of international football continued. They would now face the hosts France in the quarter-final. On a night that was anything but nice in Nice, excluding penalty shoot-outs, England were still without a win in the knock-out stages of the European Championship finals since the group format was introduced in 1980. Before this game, they had not lost a European Championship knock-out match except for penalty shoot-outs since 1968 although they had not now won a major tournament knock-out game since beating Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup. A month before the 50th anniversary of their 1966 World Cup triumph, a repeat of such a success now seemed as far away as ever. Manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the game.

1  England

Manager: Roy Hodgson

2  Iceland

Manager: Lars Lagerback / Heimar Hallgrimsson

Goals:

Wayne Rooney penalty 4 P

Goals:

Ragnar Sigurdsson 6 G
Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane
Forward Wayne Rooney (captain)

Starting lineup:

Hannes Halldórsson Goalkeeper
Kári Arnason Defender
Ari Skúlason Defender/Midfielder
Birkir Bjarnason Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson Midfielder (captain)
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Bjorn Sverrisson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Wilshere for Eric Dier 46
Jamie Vardy for Raheem Sterling 60
Marcus Rashford for Wayne Rooney 86

Substitutions:

Elmar Bjarnason for Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 77
Arnór Ingvi Traustason for Jón Dadi Bödvarsson 89

Cards:

Daniel Sturridge 47 Y

Cards:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 38 Y
Aron Gunnarsson 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Jamie Vardy

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ingvar Jónsson
Defender Haukur Hauksson
Defender Sverrir Ingason
Defender/Midfielder Hjörtur Hermannsson
Midfielder Elmar Bjarnason
Midfielder Emil Hallfredsson

1  England

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Wayne Rooney penalty 4 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane
Forward Wayne Rooney (captain)

Substitutions:

Jack Wilshere for Eric Dier 46
Jamie Vardy for Raheem Sterling 60
Marcus Rashford for Wayne Rooney 86

Cards:

Daniel Sturridge 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Jamie Vardy

2  Iceland

Manager: Lars Lagerback / Heimar Hallgrimsson

Goals:

Ragnar Sigurdsson 6 G
Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 18 G

Starting lineup:

Hannes Halldórsson Goalkeeper
Kári Arnason Defender
Ari Skúlason Defender/Midfielder
Birkir Bjarnason Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson Midfielder (captain)
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Bjorn Sverrisson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Elmar Bjarnason for Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 77
Arnór Ingvi Traustason for Jón Dadi Bödvarsson 89

Cards:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 38 Y
Aron Gunnarsson 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ingvar Jónsson
Defender Haukur Hauksson
Defender Sverrir Ingason
Defender/Midfielder Hjörtur Hermannsson
Midfielder Elmar Bjarnason
Midfielder Emil Hallfredsson