It’s not often I can say this in recent times, but I’m absolutely pumped for this game.
In the past weeks, we have seen many upsets, and many teams – strong, not so strong, and absolutely dismal (read: England) fall by the wayside and go home for their summer holidays.
Iceland have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to get this far in the tournament, a tournament they never had any right to qualify for with a population of less than 400,000. Holding Portugal to a draw was groundbreaking by any standards (and prompting a classic case of sour grapes from the pouty CR7), qualifying for the next round and vanquishing Austria along the way was a momentous achievement that would put the Greek team of 2004 to shame. England in the round of 16 completed a miracle fairytale for the biggest outsiders in a tournament EVER.
I was enthralled by the Hungarian rhapsody and the Belgian swashbucklers, impressed by the Italian underdogs and their nerves of steel.
Wales and Belgium was an absolute joy to watch, but tonight could be the night to crown it off. Whatever the result tonight, it is certain Iceland will put up an almighty fight.
I’m ready for a cracker tonight, an absolute cracker.
BRING IT ON.
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