Reading: England 1-2 Iceland
Iceland equalised within a hour as England failed to deal with a hallmark hanker throw and Ragnar Sigurdsson bundled home plate from close range. England ‘s black performance was summed up by Iceland ‘s 18th-minute achiever when goalkeeper Joe Hart was badly at fault – good as in the gain over Wales – as he let Kolbeinn Sigthorsson ‘s shoot through his hand. Hodgson made changes as Iceland jab in, but the underdogs had as many chances as England before the final examination whistle blow on their euro 2016 hopes and his four-year tenure as director .
Is it all Hodgson’s fault?
The ultimate duty lies with the director but, make no mistake, he was badly let down by players capable of then much better – not good on this black night for English sport but throughout Euro 2016. Hart has had a nightmare tournament, young hopes such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli failed to live up to their performances last season, and captain Rooney, who had been England ‘s best player up until this game, chose this night to give one of his worst performances in an international. England were shown up by the work-rate, hope and sheer physical commitment of their counterparts. Yes, Hodgson will take the blame and has paid the price but these highly paid Premier League players should not escape criticism .
A reputation scarred
Football Association president Greg Dyke had flagged up a quarter-final seat as a minimum requirement, but Hodgson ‘s England could not evening achieve that. Hodgson ‘s think had been muddled tied before England arrived in France, with constant changes of personnel and approach path exemplified by the sudden re-introduction – and subsequent substitution – of Raheem Sterling, although the Manchester City forward did win the punishment from which Rooney scored .
| England managers ‘ records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coach | England career | Played | south korean won | Win % |
| Fabio Capello | 2008-12 | 42 | 28 | 66.7 % |
| Alf Ramsey | 1963-74 | 113 | 69 | 61.1 % |
| Glenn Hoddle | 1996-99 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 % |
| Ron Greenwood | 1977-82 | 55 | 33 | 60 % |
| Sven-Goran Eriksson | 2001-06 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 % |
| Roy Hodgson | 2012-16 | 56 | 33 | 58.9% |
| Walter Winterbottom | 1946-62 | 139 | 78 | 56.1 % |
As the game went on, Hodgson cut a detached figure, apparently powerless to influence the game – and he waited excessively long to introduce the unafraid pace and target run of Marcus Rashford, who posed more problems in four minutes than most of those who had gone ahead. Hodgson has never given off any classify of assurance during Euro 2016, diffident of his best team and strategy. England have won one game out of four, with a last-minute winner from Daniel Sturridge against Wales – and this frustration will be a scar everlastingly on Hodgson ‘s record and reputation .
England’s shooting was wayward, with four on target (green) and 11 off target (red)
England fans vent fury
England ‘s players slumped to the ground in despair and embarrassment when one final examination recess was wasted and Iceland had completed their landmark win. It left them within range of the fury of England ‘s travelling support, who had gathered in their thousands as common in Nice in the anticipation of seeing them reach the final 16 of Euro 2016. And they wasted no time in letting England ‘s players feel their full fury, frustration that had built up throughout the game exploding in anger directed at those who had failed to perform. Goalkeeper Joe Hart held his hands up in apology to no avail as some supporters hurled England shirts and flags in the team ‘s direction. When England left Brazil after their failure there in 2014, they were actually applauded at the end of a 0-0 draw in a absolutely rubber eraser against Costa Rica – there was no such scat here as the supporters came to terms with one of the most obstruct, painful nights in the history of English sport .
What next?
While England will begin to pick apart a despicable tournament, Iceland will go on to the quarter-finals and undoubtedly the biggest bet on in their history when they face hosts France at the Stade de France on Saturday. Wales ‘ quarter-final against Belgium on Friday will be broadcast alive on BBC One, with build-up starting at 19:30 BST. The quarter-finals in full ( all games start at 20:00 BST ) :
- Poland five Portugal in Marseille, Thursday
- Wales v Belgium in Lille, Friday
- Germany vanadium Italy in Bordeaux, Saturday
- France five Iceland in Paris, Sunday
What they said
England goalkeeper Joe Hart: “ As a group it is down to us. All the plans are put in place, we knew everything about Iceland – but ultimately we did n’t perform. personally I did n’t perform. “ It ‘s not a question of wanting it, there ‘s nothing we want more – they are good words though. We were in a thoroughly place but we have n’t done it. “ We will get a batch of antiaircraft and we deserve it. We will learn from this and try and bring English football back to where it belongs. We have put it in a broken space. “ We precisely could n’t find a way bet on into the bet on. The following coach has a rugged problem on his hands. We worked hard but with no success. That is how this team will be remembered. ” England captain Wayne Rooney: “ It ‘s a sad sidereal day for us. “ sometimes not constantly the best team win. Once they got in the moderate we knew it would be difficult to get the finish back because they are well organised. “ Going into the final 16 facing Iceland we were convinced we could win the plot. It ‘s disappoint but we have to move on. “ It ‘s tough. There are always upsets in football – it ‘s not tactics, it ‘s precisely inauspicious. We know we ‘re a good team. “ I ca n’t stand here and say precisely why it ‘s happened. Roy Hodgson will look back and think what he could have done differently. “ I ‘m still available to play. It ‘ll be concern to see who comes in. ”
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- Line-ups
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Line-ups
England
formation 4-3-3
1
Hart
2
Walker
5
Cahill
6
Smalling
3
Rose
20
Alli
17
Dier
10
Rooney
15
Sturridge
9
Kane
7
Sterling
- 1
Hart
- 2
Walker
- 5
Cahill
- 6
Smalling
- 3
Rose
- 20
Alli
- 17
Dier
Substituted for
Wilshere
at
45′
minutes
- 10
Rooney
Substituted for
Rashford
at
86′
minutes
- 15
Sturridge
Booked at 47mins
- 9
Kane
- 7
Sterling
Substituted for
Vardy
at
60′
minutes
Substitutes
- 4
Milner
- 8
Lallana
- 11
Vardy
- 12
Clyne
- 13
Forster
- 14
Henderson
- 16
Stones
- 18
Wilshere
- 19
Barkley
- 21
Bertrand
- 22
Rashford
- 23
Heaton
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Iceland
formation 4-4-2
1
Halldórsson
2
Saevarsson
14
Arnason
6
R Sigurdsson
23
AF Skúlason
7
Berg Gudmundsson
17
Gunnarsson
10
G Sigurdsson
8
Bjarnason
9
Sigthorsson
15
Bödvarsson
- 1
Halldórsson
- 2
Saevarsson
- 14
Arnason
- 6
R Sigurdsson
- 23
AF Skúlason
- 7
Berg Gudmundsson
- 17
Gunnarsson
Booked at 65mins
- 10
G Sigurdsson
Booked at 38mins
- 8
Bjarnason
- 9
Sigthorsson
Substituted for
Bjarnason
at
77′
minutes
- 15
Bödvarsson
Substituted for
Traustason
at
89′
minutes
Substitutes
- 3
Hauksson
- 4
Hermannsson
- 5
Ingason
- 11
Finnbogason
- 12
Kristinsson
- 13
Jónsson
- 16
Sigurjonsson
- 18
Bjarnason
- 19
Magnusson
- 20
Hallfredsson
- 21
Traustason
- 22
Gudjohnsen
- Referee:
- Damir Skomina
- Attendance:
- 33,901
Match Stats
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Match ends, England 1, Iceland 2 .
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Full Time
second Half ends, England 1, Iceland 2 .
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undertake missed. Dele Alli ( England ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Kane with a crossbreed following a corner .
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Corner, England. Conceded by Kári Arnason .
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attack blocked. Jamie Vardy ( England ) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge with a cross .
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Hand ball by Teddy Bjarnason ( Iceland ) .
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Corner, England. Conceded by Birkir Saevarsson .
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Foul by Gary Cahill ( England ) .
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Ari Freyr Skúlason ( Iceland ) wins a free kick back on the leave wing .
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Substitution
substitution, Iceland. Arnor Ingvi Traustason replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson .
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Danny Rose ( England ) wins a free kick on the bequeath wing .
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Foul by Aron Gunnarsson ( Iceland ) .
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Substitution
substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Wayne Rooney .
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Foul by Harry Kane ( England ) .
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Ragnar Sigurdsson ( Iceland ) wins a free kick in the defensive one-half .
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Offside, England. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Daniel Sturridge is caught offside .
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attempt missed. Kári Arnason ( Iceland ) header from the center of the box is close up, but misses to the right. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a hybrid following a corner .
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Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Joe Hart .
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Attempt saved. Aron Gunnarsson ( Iceland ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson .
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Gary Cahill ( England ) wins a loose kick in the defensive half .
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