Advertisement

'It's been the perfect response from England' — Steve McClaren tempts fate as Iceland net winner

McClaren froze on air as Kolbeinn Sigthorsson squeezed what turned out to be the winning goal past Joe Hart.

STEVE MCCLAREN PRODUCED one of the funniest TV moments of the year as England conceded what turned out to be the winning goal to Iceland at Euro 2016.

The ex-England manager, who was watching the last-16 game in the Sky Sports studios, was in the middle of declaring that Iceland posed no real threat for England — apart from their striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.

No sooner had the words left McClaren’s mouth and the Icelandic striker had the ball in the back of Joe Hart’s net.

Dan Lowe / YouTube

McClaren’s flabbergasted expression sums up England’s shock as two goals in 12 minutes proved enough to send Iceland into the last eight.

Hodgson resigned as England boss almost immediately after the game, while McClaren declared the result would have “enormous repercussions.”

‘He has to stay’ – Maradona calls on Messi to continue with Argentina

Good riddance, cod help us and ice wallies – the English papers pull no punches

Close
18 Comments
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.