Previous group of round of 16 complements will be performed on Monday evening, 27th June 2016 and just what a nights for football admirers. We start with Italy dealing with defending champions Spain as the second and last game of this round will be between England and Iceland starting at 21:00 local - 20:00 uk time at the allianz riviera stadium in Nice. Every knockout tie is a must get but this is one game Great britain team cannot afford to reduce as they got the easiest get possible in some recoverable format having finished joggers up in group B. Iceland has been the biggest shock so far plus they shall make it problematic for Great britain.
Roy Hodgson emerged under massive pressure as England battled as normal in the group levels. They played well at times but never looked like getting into cruise mode even in what was a very straight forward group. If Great britain were to get knocked out in the hands of Iceland it will be one of the biggest surprise in recent background of international sports so they'll be slightly under pressure while Iceland can just benefit from the day with not much to lose.
Possible Starting Lineups: Roy Hodgson made 6 changes in their last group game and they ended up playing out a 0-0 against Slovakia which cost them the top spot in the group. We can safely assume Hodgson will revert back to full strength side with Wayne Rooney, Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Delle Alli, Harry Kane all starting on monday. Only selection headech will be whether to start with Daniel Sturridge or Jamie Vardy.
Iceland on the other hand dont have any injury worry and they are a very predictable team as far as their team selection is concerned. Iceland alongside Spain are the only two teams of 24 who started with the same lineup in three group games.
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Last time these two meet was back 2004 when Britain ran out 6-1 winners and its own foolish to think of an identical scoreline on Mon nighttime but we can safely assume England to nick this game the best way or the other. Iceland's only chance of getting a goal is through set-pieces and throw-ins round the penalty box. One other way to look at this game is England's unbeaten record in Western championships since 2004 as they have got received 5 and attracted 5 in normal time (excluding defeats on fines). So if Iceland were to knockout this English side they it will be the biggest annoyed ever sold of Western championships and we can get a few "Brexit" jokes. With that said I am going with a comfortable 3-0 earn for Great britain in that one.
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