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Published 22:13 3 Jul 2016 BST
Updated 14:29 4 Jul 2016 BST

In the end, it was France that hammered home the final nail in the Icelander's Euro 2016 coffin. Running out 5-2 winners in Paris, it was nothing more than the French side had deserved and was the hiding that Iceland had miraculously eluded on their previous four outings in the competition.
Having come away with just a point in their opener against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, the multi-Ballon D'Or winner rightly criticised the team for settling for a point in their European Championship debut.
For Lars Lagerbach and Heimir Hallgrímsson - who, let's be honest, never really committed to his role having maintained his dentistry practice throughout his tenure - the embarrassment didn't stop there.
Having drawn their second match, a fortuitous breakaway goal in stoppage time against Austria was enough for Iceland to make it into the last 16, although the Icelandic fans had to look on in horror as their side qualified as group runners-up behind Hungary.

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