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Iceland's footballers receive a heroes welcome
Jul 05, 2016
Iceland's footballers have received a heroes welcome upon returning home, following their astonishing run to the quarterfinals of Euro 2016.
The players were given a fire hose guard of honour, with shooting water creating a rainbow, when they landed, before taking to the streets of the capital on a double decker bus to celebrate with their fans.
Iceland, in their first major football tournament, drew with Hungary and Portugal, beat Austria and England, before bowing out to hosts France in the last 8.
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