AmexRuislip
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I predict us to hammer to Iceland team by 3 -0. 
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England v Iceland 8pm
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[h=2]TEAM NEWS[/h]England manager Roy Hodgson is expected to restore Raheem Sterling, Dele Alli, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Kyle Walker and Danny Rose to the starting line-up.
Daniel Sturridge could play on the right side of attack with Kane in the centre and Sterling on the left.
Iceland, along with Spain, were the only teams to start with the same line-up in all three of their group games.
Alfred Finnbogason will be back on the bench after missing the win against Austria through suspension.
England's Gary Cahill and Ryan Bertrand are one booking away from a ban.
Seven Iceland players are a yellow card away from missing a potential quarter-final - Kari Arnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Johann Gudmundsson, Hannes Halldorsson, Birkir Sævarsson, Ari Skulason and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
[h=2]MATCH PREVIEW[/h]Paraguay (1986), Belgium & Cameroon (1990), Spain (1996) Denmark (2002) and Ecuador (2006) are the only countries England have beaten in a knockout game at a major tournament since winning the World Cup in 1966.
It's a remarkable statistic, and failure to add Iceland to that list will almost certainly end the tenure of manager Roy Hodgson.
Heavily criticised after making six changes for the match with Slovakia, he has faced the music this week and his press conferences have been fiery. Against Iceland, the heat is on.
Hodgson dismissed any thought he is treating Iceland lightly as "laughable"and sent a five-man scouting team, including Gary Neville and Dave Watson, to watch the dramatic win over Austria that sent them into the last 16. England may have completed 1,315 passes to Iceland's 485, and have had 64 shots to their 23, yet the Nordic nation outscored them and garnered more points during the group stage.
Iceland are a well-drilled side and have been backed by an impressive army of supporters. They had approximately 10,000 fans at their last two matches, which is around 3% of their total population. If England did the same, Nice's stadium would have to have a stadium that accommodated roughly 1.6m Three Lions supporters.
Can a country with the population the size of Leicester's pull off the unthinkable? Reaching the quarters would be a feat akin to the Foxes' Premier League title triumph. Somebody might need to buy Icelandic commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson some throat sweets if he is to repeat his epic description of their winner against Austria.
[h=3]What they said[/h]England manager Roy Hodgson:
"Every result is significant when you are a coach but it is most significant for the team and the country first and foremost. We desperately want to stay in the tournament. We think we are good enough but we must get a result. It's win or lose.
"I'm fortunate to have a lot of possibilities on the bench to make changes. We loaded up with front players and that will be to our advantage as the tournament goes on.
"We have to accept the title of favourites. We know perfectly well that it is going to be a very difficult game for us."
England captain Wayne Rooney:
"We can be positive because we've dominated the games we've played and we know if we keep getting chances we'll score. I'm sure if we get chances on Monday, we'll take them. We haven't got time to be wasteful with any more chances.
"Iceland have done well in the tournament and they're a difficult team to break down. We respect Iceland for what they've done. The size of the population of a country is a number. They put the same amount of players on the pitch as we do and it's fair in that respect. We have to play our game and if we do that we're confident we can win the game."
[h=2]MATCH FACTS[/h]Head-to-head
Daniel Sturridge could play on the right side of attack with Kane in the centre and Sterling on the left.
Iceland, along with Spain, were the only teams to start with the same line-up in all three of their group games.
Alfred Finnbogason will be back on the bench after missing the win against Austria through suspension.
England's Gary Cahill and Ryan Bertrand are one booking away from a ban.
Seven Iceland players are a yellow card away from missing a potential quarter-final - Kari Arnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Johann Gudmundsson, Hannes Halldorsson, Birkir Sævarsson, Ari Skulason and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
[h=2]MATCH PREVIEW[/h]Paraguay (1986), Belgium & Cameroon (1990), Spain (1996) Denmark (2002) and Ecuador (2006) are the only countries England have beaten in a knockout game at a major tournament since winning the World Cup in 1966.
It's a remarkable statistic, and failure to add Iceland to that list will almost certainly end the tenure of manager Roy Hodgson.
Heavily criticised after making six changes for the match with Slovakia, he has faced the music this week and his press conferences have been fiery. Against Iceland, the heat is on.
Hodgson dismissed any thought he is treating Iceland lightly as "laughable"and sent a five-man scouting team, including Gary Neville and Dave Watson, to watch the dramatic win over Austria that sent them into the last 16. England may have completed 1,315 passes to Iceland's 485, and have had 64 shots to their 23, yet the Nordic nation outscored them and garnered more points during the group stage.
Iceland are a well-drilled side and have been backed by an impressive army of supporters. They had approximately 10,000 fans at their last two matches, which is around 3% of their total population. If England did the same, Nice's stadium would have to have a stadium that accommodated roughly 1.6m Three Lions supporters.
Can a country with the population the size of Leicester's pull off the unthinkable? Reaching the quarters would be a feat akin to the Foxes' Premier League title triumph. Somebody might need to buy Icelandic commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson some throat sweets if he is to repeat his epic description of their winner against Austria.
[h=3]What they said[/h]England manager Roy Hodgson:
"Every result is significant when you are a coach but it is most significant for the team and the country first and foremost. We desperately want to stay in the tournament. We think we are good enough but we must get a result. It's win or lose.
"I'm fortunate to have a lot of possibilities on the bench to make changes. We loaded up with front players and that will be to our advantage as the tournament goes on.
"We have to accept the title of favourites. We know perfectly well that it is going to be a very difficult game for us."
England captain Wayne Rooney:
"We can be positive because we've dominated the games we've played and we know if we keep getting chances we'll score. I'm sure if we get chances on Monday, we'll take them. We haven't got time to be wasteful with any more chances.
"Iceland have done well in the tournament and they're a difficult team to break down. We respect Iceland for what they've done. The size of the population of a country is a number. They put the same amount of players on the pitch as we do and it's fair in that respect. We have to play our game and if we do that we're confident we can win the game."
[h=2]MATCH FACTS[/h]Head-to-head
- This will be the third encounter between England and Iceland. So far, England are unbeaten, having drawn 1-1 in June 1982 in a World Cup warm-up match and then enjoyed a 6-1 victory in June 2004 before that year's European Championship.
- This is the first time England have reached the knockout stages in two consecutive European Championship tournaments.
- England are unbeaten in their last 10 games at a Euros (shoot-outs excluded). Their last defeat was against France in 2004.
- However, England's last four knockout matches in this tournament have all gone to penalties. They won the first shoot-out (v Spain in 1996) but have since then lost the last three (v Germany in 1996, v Portugal in 2004, v Italy in 2012).
- England have had 46 more shots than their opponents (Russia, Wales, Slovakia) over their first three games at Euro 2016 but have only scored one more goal.
- Their three goals at Euro 2016 have all been scored from the 56th minute onwards.
- If Wayne Rooney plays, it will be his 115th cap which would equal David Beckham's record for most games by an outfield player for England. He scored a brace against Iceland in his only previous game against them back in June 2004.
- Rooney scored four goals in his first three games at a major tournament with England, which were all at Euro 2004. However, since then, he has scored just two goals in 17 games.
- Iceland have only lost once in their last nine competitive matches (W4, D4).
- All three of Iceland's group games at Euro 2016 have seen both teams score.
- They were the only team, along with Spain, to start with the same line-up in all three of their group games.
- Striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson has only had two shots in 245 minutes at Euro 2016 - neither of them were on target.
- Hannes Thor Halldorsson has made more saves than any other goalkeeper at this tournament (18).
- Halldorsson has found Sigthorsson with 30 passes/long kicks, the most from a goalkeeper to a striker at Euro 2016.
Raleigh Chopper
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A step too far for Iceland tonight i think they will FREEZE and the manager will ERUPT with anger and whip himself up into a LAVA.
AmexRuislip
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No Glen Hoddle, this is a shoot out
AmexRuislip
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Waheem is pwaying on the wing verses wiceland, as we need width.
No shit Woy
No shit Woy
I think this will be closer than some think.
I'll go 2-1 England AET.
I'll go 2-1 England AET.
del strangefish
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Will Woy Weave His Wagic ?
Worried Man Blues
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4-0 to the Englanders
brakespear
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Iceland have a nicer national anthem than us Also, I will be a bit sad if we knock them out. But I think we will, 3-1.
Also, I will be a bit sad if we knock them out. But I think we will, 3-1.That's very attacking
Pavilionaire
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I fancy it will be a grind until the last 15 mins when they get a bit tired, i'm expecting something similar to the Hungary v Belgium match last night.
brakespear
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penalty England!
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AmexRuislip
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Goal
brakespear
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1-0!!!!!!!
1-0, hammered home.
brakespear
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haha 1-1!!!!
edit: defence asleep, Kyle Walker let his man go
edit: defence asleep, Kyle Walker let his man go