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Only England could leave Europe twice in a week: Twitter on loss to Iceland
No one thought they stood a chance, but Iceland stuck to their guns and pulled off one of football’s biggest shocks on Monday, dumping England out of Euro 2016 and forcing their manager Roy Hodgson to quit in disgrace.
Updated on: Jun 28, 2016, 10:44:11 IST
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Iceland pulled off one of football’s biggest shocks on Monday, dumping England out of Euro 2016 and forcing their manager Roy Hodgson to quit in disgrace.
The exit from the European Championship finals left fans of England -- population 53 million and with the world’s wealthiest football league -- reeling with a similar sense of desperation as the losing “Remain” camp of Britain’s ‘Brexit’ referendum.
England’s players were stunned while Iceland’s players celebrated in joyous disbelief with their 3,500 fans in the stadium. Hodgson read out his resignation statement within minutes of the final whistle.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the shocking result:
