Do yourself a favour and click the video below and listen to Norwegian football commentator Bjørge Lillelien’s commentary when Norway beat England 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in 1981.
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This is what it means for footballing nations to beat the English.
Will history repeat? Will England make an early Brexit at the hands of their north-west neighbours?
England captain Wayne Rooney does not think so, “We have five or six match-winners in our team and I cannot say we have always had that.
“We are here and we want to win it. We are not going to say that getting to the quarter-finals will be a sign of progress. I believe we are better than that,” he said.
On paper the English are a far superior team but as has already been seen in this tournament, reputation matters for nothing.
If anything England should know that Iceland will sit back and play on the break but we expect England to create chances to finish this game off. This time. Bar an absolute embarrassment England should sail through this game with their strike force getting on the score sheet several times.
Manager Roy Hodgson cannot afford to get booted out of Europe at this stage as he may as well grab his old European-style passport and get work on the continent before the EU close the door on Britain.
Rooney will play an integral part in this match, continuing his impressive start to the Euros until he was rested against Slovakia.
England has the players to continue in this Tournament, they and their nation just have to believe.
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