Iceland beats England 2-1 at Euro 2016
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10:50 p.m.
Iceland pulled off one the biggest shocks in European Championship history, beating England 2-1 and advancing to the quarterfinals at Euro 2016.
England slumped to its most embarrassing loss in a generation after taking the lead in the fourth minute when Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot.
Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson took advantage of defensive shortcomings to give Iceland the lead by the 18th minute, and their teammates defended superbly to earn the biggest win their history.
The country of 330,000 people next will play host nation France in Saint-Denis on Sunday, while England heads home early again for another post-tournament inquest.
The English haven't won a match in the knockout stage of a major tournament since 2006.
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9:46 p.m.
Iceland has taken an unlikely 2-1 halftime lead over England in the round of 16 at the European Championship.
England went ahead in the fourth minute when Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot after Raheem Sterling was fouled by goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson.
But Iceland capitalized on England's defensive shortcomings, equalizing in the sixth when Kari Arnason flicked on a long throw and Ragnar Sigurdsson volleyed in at the back post.
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson was then given time and space to shoot from just inside the area in the 18th. England goalkeeper Joe Hart got a hand to the shot but couldn't keep it out.
Iceland is the smallest nation ever to appear at a European Championship.
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9:22 p.m.
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored from the edge of the penalty area after England goalkeeper Joe Hart got a hand on the shot but couldn't stop it from rolling slowly over the line.
Iceland leads England 2-1.
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9:19 p.m.
GOAL: Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scores for Iceland in the 18th minute. Iceland leads England 2-1.
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9:10 p.m.
Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot to give England the lead, and Ragnar Sigurdsson equalized for Iceland from close range moments later.
Rooney sent his fourth-minute penalty low and hard to the right of Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson. The penalty was awarded after Raheem Sterling was brought down by Halldorsson.
Sigurdsson equalized in the sixth minute after Kari Arnason flicked on a long throw.
England and Iceland are tied 1-1.
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9:07 p.m.
GOAL: Ragnar Sigurdsson scores for Iceland in the sixth minute. Iceland is tied with England 1-1.
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9:05 p.m.
GOAL: Wayne Rooney scores from the penalty spot for England in the fourth minute. England leads Iceland 1-0.
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7:58 p.m.
England selected an attacking trio of Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Daniel Sturridge for its match against Iceland in the round of 16 at the European Championship.
England coach Roy Hodgson has been searching for the right balance up front all tournament. Jamie Vardy and Adam Lallana are the players to miss out, with Kane and Sterling recalled despite struggling for form in France.
Full backs Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, captain Wayne Rooney and attacking midfielder Dele Alli also return after being substitutes in England's last group game, the 0-0 draw against Slovakia.
Iceland is unchanged from the 2-1 win over Austria that clinched qualification to the knockout stage.
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7:54 p.m.
Here are the lineups for the match between England and Iceland in Nice:
England: Joe Hart, Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling, Eric Dier, Wayne Rooney, Dele Alli, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge.
Iceland: Hannes Halldorsson, Birkir Saevarsson, Ari Skulason, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Kari Arnason, Aron Gunnarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Johann Gudmundsson, Birkir Bjarnason, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
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7:52 p.m.
Italy has ended Spain's European Championship reign, beating the two-time defending champions 2-0 in the round of 16.
Giorgio Chiellini poked the ball into the net from close range in the 33rd minute after Spain goalkeeper David De Gea first parried Eder's free kick, then blocked Emanuele Giaccherini's follow up from the rebound.
Graziano Pelle added the second in injury time.
De Gea made four quality saves to keep his team in the game at Stade de France. In the first half, he denied Pelle and Giaccherini with diving saves to his left. De Gea blocked Eder's shot from a one-on-one chance in the 55th.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon preserved the lead in the 89th with a diving save low to his right to push away Gerard Pique's shot.
Italy will next play Germany in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Bordeaux.
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7:49 p.m.
GOAL: Graziano Pelle scores for Italy in stoppage time. Italy leads Spain 2-0.
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6:47 p.m.
Giorgio Chiellini scored from close range in the 33rd minute to give Italy a 1-0 halftime lead over Spain.
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