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Iceland through, Ireland stun Azzurri

───   MORGAN PIEK 09:00 Thu, 23 Jun 2016

Iceland through, Ireland stun Azzurri | News Article
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Iceland have secured their spot in the last 16 at the Euro 2016 after beating Austria 2-1.

Iceland have secured their spot in the last 16 at Euro 2016 after beating Austria 2-1.

The Icemen scored a goal in the final seconds of stoppage time and thus sent the Austrians packing.

In the other Group F fixture, Hungary and Portugal played to a 3-3 draw, but both sides are into the knockout rounds.

The world’s second-ranked team, Belgium, beat Sweden 1-0 in Group E to advance, while Ireland caused a major upset to secure their spot in the next round.

Robbie Brady scored in the 85th minute for Ireland to beat Italy 1-0 and thus set up a date between the Azzurri and Spain.

Brady was at a loss for words after Ireland’s emphatic victory.

“To have a look around and see what it means to everyone involved and me included... I grew up waiting to play at this stage, dreaming about it since I was a little kid.

“To go and do it in front of my family is the best feeling in the world.

“My body sort of carried my legs into the box and I just trusted where to put it.

“I managed to get my head on it and I'm lost for words really. I'm over the moon, emotionally. It's unbelievable. I lost myself a little bit in the celebrations. I couldn't help it – it's what dreams are made of.”

Ireland take on the host France in the next round, Wales face Northern Ireland, England meet Iceland, Hungary take on Belgium, the world champions, Germany, take on Slovakia, Switzerland will entertain Poland and Portugal have a tough one against Croatia.


Morgan Piek/OFM News

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