Football’s Biggest Night; Spain and England Kicked out Of the Euro Cup

By Sona Kadam on June 28, 2016 at 2:48 PM

Spain’s era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16.

The victory meant Italy avoided a third consecutive elimination at the European Championship to Spain, and secure a quarterfinal clash against another old foe, Germany. That side of the draw also includes France and Iceland.

Giorgio Chiellini, scored the first goal for his team in the 33rd minute and Graziano Pelle sealed the victory for his team with his second goal of the tournament after a cross by Matteo Darmian in second-half injury time.

Italy will play Germany in Bordeaux on Saturday in a rematch of the 2012 semifinal

Iceland shocks England

In an another match Iceland made one of the biggest upset of the euro cup history by beating the English men 2-1 in round of 16 on Monday and moving to the quarterfinals.

England slumped to its most embarrassing loss in a generation after taking the lead in the fourth minute through Wayne Rooney’s penalty.

Iceland, a country of 330,000 people, is featuring in its first ever major tournament.