Football Soccer - Iceland v Austria - EURO 2016 - Group F - Stade de France, Saint-Denis near Paris, France - 22/6/16 - Iceland's Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scores a goal against Austria's goalkeeper Robert Almer. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelanders exploded with joy and pride when their national side claimed a 2-1 victory against Austria for a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2016 on Wednesday, writing the most glorious page in their sporting history.
In living rooms and bars across the country of 330,000, locals draped in the national flag screamed, sang and danced after substitute Arnor Ingvi Traustason scored a stoppage-time winner that secured their ticket for the final 16.
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