Iceland stuns England at Euros

[iandhr]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by etherealtruth (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: ESPN

1. Iceland pull off greatest ever Euro upset

Make no mistake about this; Iceland's victory could not have been more thoroughly deserved. England were out-battled and out-thought, the result being a 2-1 defeat that will go down as the biggest one-off shock at a European Championship.

Nobody could have predicted this after England produced the blistering start Roy Hodgson wanted. Their plan was to stretch an Iceland side big on organisation but short on pace, and it paid instant dividends. Before the three-minute mark had been reached, Daniel Sturridge turned the Iceland defence around with a searching diagonal pass for Raheem Sterling.

It was enough to tease goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson out to challenge, and as Sterling nudged the ball away from goal, he clearly fouled the winger. Referee Damir Skomina gave a straightforward penalty decision; Wayne Rooney drilled the spot-kick in low, and England seemed to have set themselves for a fairly quiet night.

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If you don't know much about soccer this is HUGE news.

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. Yep. SUre is.

[geek tragedy]

2. 2 Brexits in one week nt

[iandhr]

3. The announcer on ESPN said the something.

[Bok_Tukalo]

9. Don't count Wales out just yet!

Unless they are out, of course.

[Siwsan]

12. Wales is in the quarter final - to play Belguim

Go WALES!!!!

I think the game is on Friday.

[AllTooEasy]

19. Wales and England voted for Brexit...

...unlike N. Ireland, Scotland, and Gibraltar. I hope Wales gets a similar ass-kicking.

[Siwsan]

20. The Welsh speaking areas in Wales voted to stay

Lots of Welsh speakers in the North (my favorite part of the country). Funny semi-side note. Prince Philip just remarked that you would have to be very intelligent, to speak Welsh. So, that could explain it.

Having Wales get through one more segment of the games would make me very happy. For them to win the whole thing would have me smiling, for days. Guess you can guess I'm of Welsh heritage.

[Akicita]

22. Being of Icelandic heritage let's both hope for a Welsh-Icelandic final.

[Siwsan]

23. Agree!

I lived for a year, in Iceland. In Keflavik. I absolutely fell in love with the country and the people. I'm hoping to be lucky enough to go back, one day.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Spoiler? Many people in the US will still be at work

and may want to watch highlights. Better in a non-LBN forum where you can hide the result in the title?

[yallerdawg]

6. No.

It's news now.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Being news doesn't stop it being a spoiler.

Thread titles turn up on the front page, and Latest Threads as well as in LBN. This would spoil it for people. If it were at a time where anyone interested would have watched it live, that might not matter.

[Travis_0004]

14. People are going tp post news

If you are worried about spoilers, then perhaps you should avoid reading news forums.

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. I knew the result. I'm thinking of other people

As I said, this appears not just in LBN, but on the DU front page and Latest threads. People might think that they shouldn't have to avoid all of DU for hours to be able to watch a match once they get home. All it takes would be to post it under a "spoiler alert" title in another forum. It's just being considerate.

[TeamPooka]

11. Life goes on, regardless of the DVR. nt

[edbermac]

5. I'd steer clear of the English fans right now.

Some of the worst thugs around.

[demmiblue]

8. Has LBN changed?

Stories used to have to have an appropriate title and source.

[mcar]

10. Brexit2: the smiting

Iceland was excellent. England's players appeared gobsmacked. Great game!

On edit: I suggest you move this to GD

[etherealtruth]

13. Here is the link and the actual title:

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2901540/iceland-stage-epic-euro-shocker-to-eliminate-disgraceful-england

Iceland stage epic Euro shocker to eliminate disgraceful England

[Ron Obvious]

15. I don't consider this such a huge upset...

Iceland are pretty good. 8% of the country's population are in France supporting them.

I wonder if that screaming commentator (from Iceland - Austria -- last minute Iceland win) had a coronary

[Crowman1979]

17. Congratulations Iceland!

[bigworld]

18. They wuz robbed at this year's Eurovision

if you ask me

[suffragette]

21. England's having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

https://m.

Wow, congrats to Iceland, though.

[ornotna]

24. Legendary!

Songs will be sung around Icelandic hearths for generations to come.

Well done, the minnow downed the fat lazy carp.

[etherealtruth]

25. I am sorry, LOCKING (please refer to the SoP for LBN below)

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Here is the link and the actual title:

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2901540/iceland-stage-epic-euro-shocker-to-eliminate-disgraceful-england

Iceland stage epic Euro shocker to eliminate disgraceful England