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EURO 2016: focus on Iceland

2016-06-12 15:26:00 from:SNTV

Iceland players looked ahead on Saturday (11th June) to their opening Euro 2016 match with Portugal on Tuesday (14th June).

SOUNDBITE (English): Elmar Bjarnason, Iceland:
(on how Iceland are going to approach their opening match against Portugal on Tuesday 14th June)
"We come into most games as underdogs, so we're not going to change anything. We're going to go about our own game, play our own style and make them defend as hard as possible."

SOUNDBITE (English): Aron Gunnarsson, Iceland:
(on Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo)
"It's not all about Ronaldo. The pressure is on him to perform. He's lived that life for many years now and everyone expects a high performance from him. It's down to us to keep him calm and down, but its going to be difficult for us and we know that."

SOUNDBITE (English): Elmar Bjarnason, Iceland:
(on Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo)
"We know Ronaldo is one of the best players on the world, so of course its going to be a challenge. He's only one player and we have to stop him as a team, so we'll do our best."

SOUNDBITE (English): Elmar Bjarnason, Iceland:
(on how they're approaching the match against Portugal)
"They have pressure from the surroundings. We don't want to come to France and be tourists. We're going to do our best to give them a run for their money."

SOUNDBITE (English): Eidur Gudjohnsen, Iceland:
(on what it means to play in a major tournament for the first time)
"It means the world. It's been a dream since I was young boy. It's something that has been missing from my career and to be able to take part in the tournament like this at the end of it is the icing on the cake. I feel a little bit emotional. but with a lot of pride as well."

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