Iceland abuzz after ‘landmark’ Portugal draw

Heimir Hallgrímsson, Iceland joint coach
We feel good. We knew how strong Portugal are. They had the ball much more and it’s really difficult to play against them. They have one of the best teams here and will probably go far, but our defending was fantastic. We were really well organised and worked hard. Apart from one or two situations, we were focused. It’s hard to single anyone out – it was a team effort and we can go into the next game more relaxed.

We knew that we wanted to play long balls against them and knew we would usually win the first ball. At half-time, we said we didn’t win the second ball enough, and we lost the ball too quickly…

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