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Iceland football victory lifts national mood

A small, insignificant, inward-looking island in the north Atlantic played a football game, and were beaten by Iceland. So goes the joke on social media about England's 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the Euro 2016 tournament. It's a victory which has led to the resignation of England's coach, taken the world of football by surprise, and sparked much rejoicing in Iceland. It's the smallest nation ever to appear at the tournament, and the team is managed by a dentist. Rob Young found out about the national mood from one of the country's biggest TV stars, Inga Lund Karlsdottir.

(Picture: Iceland's team celebrates their victory over England in Euro 2016. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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