Iceland beat England 2-1, Hodgson quits as manager

Goals from Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson sealed one of the most embarrassing results in English football history, as the Three Lions went down.

 

Iceland's remarkable Euro 2016 story continued as they came from behind to defeat England 2-1 and book a quarter-final meeting with hosts France, reports Goal.com.

 

The small nation's players and supporters have won an abundance of admirers during their time at the finals, but many expected their tale to come to an end against Roy Hodgson's favourites.

 

And when Wayne Rooney put England ahead with a fourth-minute penalty, it looked as though Iceland had a mountain to climb if they were to extend their stay in France.

 

But, in a dramatic opening to the game in Nice they found themselves ahead inside 20 minutes as Ragnar Sigurdsson equalised before Kolbeinn Sigthorsson benefited from another costly Joe Hart mistake.

 

England pressed to get themselves back in the game, but as was the case against Slovakia in their final group game they struggled to break down stubborn opposition and it seems unlikely that Hodgson – out of contract after these finals – will continue as manager following more disappointment at a major tournament.

 

However, the headlines should belong to outsiders Iceland, whose sensational debut campaign at a major finals goes on, with a last-eight clash against the host nation in Paris on Sunday the next chapter in their fairytale.

 

Rooney had spoken in the build-up about England's need to find an early goal and it was the captain who provided exactly that from the spot.

 

Raheem Sterling – regarded by some as a surprise inclusion in place of Adam Lallana – was felled by a clumsy challenge from goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson and Rooney confidently tucked home from 12 yards.