“We leave with a win that is really important but a bit flat,” England manager Gareth Southgate said, “because it feels like we got away with it.”
Birkir Bjarnason missed the target, though, allowing England’s players to breathe a sigh of relief after the first game of 2020 for both teams. Yet, there was still time for Iceland - a Nordic nation with a population of 330,000 - to earn a penalty of its own seconds after the restart. Raheem Sterling converted a penalty in the first minute of second-half stoppage time as England beat tiny Iceland 1-0 in their opening Nations League group game on Saturday.
Four years later, England have gained a measure of revenge for one of the most embarrassing results in its history.
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