Iceland hero Ragnar Sigurdsson said England's
over-confidence caused their humiliating 2-1
defeat to the Nordic minnows and they
"panicked" in one of the most stunning football
upsets.
"They thought this would be a walk in the park,"
said Sigurdsson, who scored Iceland's first goal.
"But we had faith in our ability," he said.
Roy Hodgson's side crashed out of Euro 2016
after the 30-year-old defender cancelled out
Wayne Rooney's fourth-minute opener.
"I think its the second or third goal scored with
long throw, its one of our weapons that we use a
lot, so no surprise there," he said.
Then Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's tame shot squirmed
past England goalkeeper Joe Hart for an 18th-
minute winner.
"We didn’t feel that they created any chances,"
said Sigurdsson.
"Kane had an opportunity and headed straight at
our goalkeeper. A lot that we were heading
away, long shots from distance we were keeping
clear. I wasn’t really stressed apart from the last
minute," he said.
The last minutes were "a bit difficult".
"They started off very well with great power and
got an early goal, but I think they were a little bit
shocked by the equaliser and the 2-1 goal
straight after, I think they panicked a little bit,"
he said.
"I think (England) are obviously a good team and
tried hard but as you know its not easy to score
a goal against Iceland".
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