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Old 14-06-2016, 05:55
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The game will also be on talkSPORT, BBC Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website and App.

These two nations have only met twice before with Portugal winning both matches. Those two games produced 13 goals.

Portugal have reached the semi-finals of the Euros the most times without ever lifting the trophy. In their previous 6 appearances they made it to the semi-finals (and beyond in 2004) on 4 of those occasions.

Outsiders Iceland go in to their first ever major tournament with a very settled squad. They only used 20 players in the entire qualifying campaign.
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Old 14-06-2016, 06:32
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Iceland are a very impressive team based on their tiny population. They will cause Portugal problems but think Portugal will win by a single goal
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Old 14-06-2016, 10:41
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Come on Ronaldo!
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Old 14-06-2016, 14:27
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would love iceland to win this one...
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Old 14-06-2016, 15:13
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like a dumped boyfriend, still hurts eh?
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Old 14-06-2016, 15:15
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Hoping Ronaldo can light up the tournament because the story so far has been more about team performances than great players, Payet aside. And because I win money if they go all the way.
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Old 14-06-2016, 16:23
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I think Ronaldo is often lacklustre in big tournaments. He seems frustrated with the rest of the team he has to work off. Also not a fan of the team, or how they play, trying to wind up players and diving, so I'll be strongly rooting for Iceland, hope they can pull off a shock victory.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:02
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I think Ronaldo is often lacklustre in big tournaments. He seems frustrated with the rest of the team he has to work off. Also not a fan of the team, or how they play, trying to wind up players and diving, so I'll be strongly rooting for Iceland, hope they can pull off a shock victory.
This time around though he's backed up by some exciting young attacking midfielders. Might drive him on to play well.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:04
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I would love to watch this game but in Poland we only get one match on regular tv , the others are on an expensive paid channel. The only other way is a stream which isn't that reliable.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:06
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I would love to watch this game but in Poland we only get one match on regular tv , the others are on an expensive paid channel. The only other way is a stream which isn't that reliable.
Just one match a day you mean? If so, that's annoying and frustrating for football fans... Do pubs show the pay TV games?
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:08
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The line-ups:

Portugal:
Rui Patricio, Vieirinha, Pepe, R Carvalho, Guerreiro, Danilo, Joao Mario, Moutinho, Gomes, Nani, Ronaldo.

Iceland:
Halldorsson, Saevarsson, Sigurdsson R, Gudmundsson, Bjarnason, Sigthorsson, Sigurdsson G, Arnason, Gunnarsson, Skulason.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:18
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Has anyone seen Iceland play? They seem to have had a very successful qualifying group, including beating Netherlands home and away.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:25
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Just one match a day you mean? If so, that's annoying and frustrating for football fans... Do pubs show the pay TV games?
Yeah, you want the others you have to pay. Luckily the answer to your latter question is yes, I watched the Wales game in my local pizza place and plan on watching the second one there, luckily the third is the one that will be shown on regular tv so will watch it home with the wife. The Poland games are the only group games guaranteed to be on regular tv, being on two channels at the same time.
From what someone told me after the group stages every match will be on regular tv, not sure how true that is though.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:30
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Has anyone seen Iceland play? They seem to have had a very successful qualifying group, including beating Netherlands home and away.
there should be goals... they are pretty nifty going forward but have a tendancy to concede a fair few too.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:32
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10% of the population of Iceland has travelled down there to watch, that's quite a crazy proportion! Then again, their population is only 323,000.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:35
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there should be goals... they are pretty nifty going forward but have a tendancy to concede a fair few too.
Thanks, sounds promising.

Just heard Shearer on Iceland - you clearly know far more about them than he does
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:38
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Going to put it out there Ronaldo rarely as effective for Portugal in tournaments
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:49
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I am looking forward to this match!
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:51
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10% of the population of Iceland has travelled down there to watch, that's quite a crazy proportion! Then again, their population is only 323,000.
Great country to visit Iceland
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:55
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When UEFA increased the finals to 24 teams, this is the sort of match-up they had in mind.

Tiny little inexperienced Iceland facing the might of the team containing the best player in Europe.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:57
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C'mon you Iceland.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:58
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Rooting for Iceland seeing as I got them, along with Albania, in the sweepstake my son organised. He of course, got Germany!

I could be in line for the booby prize for the team than concedes the most in a single game.
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Old 14-06-2016, 19:59
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Actually is a bit of tension for me watching this since I strongly want Iceland to win.

Such underdogs, it's difficult not to root for them.
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Old 14-06-2016, 20:00
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Hasn't this Turkish referee got a bit of a reputation?
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Old 14-06-2016, 20:00
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Nani playing as a striker? Interesting. Cakir as ref as well, the one who sent Nani off against Madrid.
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