Supported by a bunch of religiously loyal supporters, clapping in unison from the stands with the Viking roar, Iceland looked up for the start from the first whistle. It was really a tremendous atmosphere inside the Otkrytiye Arena.
This isn’t the first time they’ve made a mark in an international competition. Neither is it the first time that their team has sent shock-waves through the world of football. The giant-killing instincts of the Icelanders were well documented following England’s ouster from France a couple of years ago.
If that was impressive, the game against Argentina was even better. After going a goal down, in the manner that they did, it would’ve been totally normal for a team of their standing to wilt under the pressure of playing against last edition’s finalists in the World Cup. But that’s not the Viking spirit. It simply isn’t.
They roared back right away to level the scoring, albeit in the patch manner that they did. but they had the grit and the determination to hit back and that’s exactly what they did. It was the sucker punch that Argentina never really recovered from.