'Sequels are always worse than the originals': #Brexit2 trends after England's defeat to Iceland

No one thought they stood a chance, but Iceland stuck to their guns and pulled off one of football’s biggest ever shocks, dumping England out of Euro 2016 and forcing their manager Roy Hodgson to quit in disgrace. Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson claimed their place in sporting history with a goal apiece, as a 2-1 win on a hot, humid night in Nice helped Iceland, the smallest nation ever to play in a major tournament, qualify for the last-eight. [caption id=“attachment_2859718” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] England players lie on the pitch at the end of the Euro 2016 match against Iceland. AP[/caption] “They thought this would be a walk in the park,” said Sigurdsson of England’s attitude. But Iceland, with a population of just 3,30,000, joyously claimed a quarter-final match against hosts France, just after Italy beat Spain 2-0 to set up a last eight clash with Germany. The exit from the European Championship left fans of England — population 53 million and with the world’s wealthiest football league — reeling with a sense of desperation similar to the losing “Remain” camp of Britain’s ‘Brexit’ referendum. And upset Twitter users decided to let their feelings know with #Brexit2 trending on social media.

With inputs from AFP