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Euro2016: Focus on Iceland

2016-06-27 08:36:00 from:SNTV

Iceland trained on Sunday (26th June) ahead of their last 16 match against England in Nice on Monday (27th June).

SOUNDBITE (English) Lars Lagerback Iceland head coach

(On Iceland players playing together for a long time)

"It's a bit different, our players know each other well so well from a young age, they played together, they grew up together, so the atmosphere is really, really fantastic. With the winning and hard work attitude as well - but I am most impressed with the character they have shown to put up with me for four years - it shows mental strength."

SOUNDBITE (English) Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland head coach

"First of all we are not afraid of the physical battle, we have shown we can match people in that area. We have scored goals almost every game from a set piece and we score every day so we just don't need to concede and the day will be good."

SOUNDBITE (Icelandic) Aron Gunnarsson, Iceland midfileder

"I'm ready physically. Of course, the game against Austria was difficult. It was great to get the win and to have two more days to recuperate. And as Gylfi Sigurdsson said, we are here to play against the best teams and the match against England will be a test for us. We aren't afraid of them."

SOUNDBITE (Icelandic) Gylfi Sigurdsson, Iceland midfielder

"I'm really eager to play the match against England. I'm going to play against my former teammates in an international game, especially in a round of 16. It's a dream for me and finally, we reach this level with Iceland. We have an opportunity to get to a quarter-final and experience something incredible. I am still in contact with the Tottenham players."

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