Iceland, a country with the same population as the city of Leicester, and now following in their giant-killing footsteps with a stunning come-from-behind win against perennial tournament flops England.
Last night they pulled off arguably the biggest upset in the history of the Euros, spawning a million shitty Brexit jokes and (I’m guessing) a few brawls outside the stadium in Nice, France.
Then there’s Gummi Ben, aka Guðmundur Benediktsson, the commentator who first shot to fame for his reaction to Iceland’s late goal against Austria last week.
To help you get in the mood here’s his reaction to that late goal, which sealed Iceland’s qualification for the round of 16.
And here’s what all that screaming really looked like:
Now, with everyone watching ahead of last night’s battle against the Poms, he had another chance to shine. His reaction to Iceland’s goals:
Legendary Iceland commentator goes nuts for both Iceland goals that knocked England out of #EURO2016pic.twitter.com/7LRR80m6Qh
— David Campbell (@DaveyCampbell85) June 27, 2016
That man has some serious pipes. And what of the final whistle, when that isolated and unwelcoming island were beaten by the minnows of Iceland?
“You can leave Europe! You can go wherever the hell you want!”
Icelandic commentator after win. Voice of #Euro2016pic.twitter.com/7EaLD3kV3t
— Gissur Simonarson CN (@GissiSim) June 27, 2016
A translation so we’re all on the same page:
Would anyone else love to see this man and Hugh Bladen sit down for a chat, a bottle of whiskey or two on the table?
No Warren Brosnihan, you’re not welcome.
[source:mashable]
