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Euro 2016: Iceland team returns home to hero's welcome

Iceland national football team arrives in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 on a bus while people in the streets greet them as winners after they lost against France during the the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland on the day before.

Tens of thousands of Icelanders gathered in the capital Reykjavík to welcome home the nation's football team after their Euro 2016 quarter-final.
Led by drummers, the players made their way through the city in an open-top bus to the hill of Arnarholl, where fans greeted them with wild cheers.
Iceland's first major tournament ended on Sunday when the tiny nation, one of Europe's smallest, lost to France.
But not before they had dumped out the England side in the round of 16.
Iceland national football team arrives in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 on a bus while people in the streets greet them as winners after they lost against France during the the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland on the day before.Image copyrightAFP
Image captionTens of thousands gathered to welcome home the team
A Iceland national football player signs an autograph as he arrives with his team in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 while people in the streets greet them as winners after they lost against France during the the Euro 2016Image copyrightAFP
Image captionThe team stopped to sign autographs for the waiting fans
Iceland's midfielder Arnor Ingvi Traustason poses for photograph as he arrives with his team in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 while people in the streetImage copyrightAFP
Image captionThe players got a hero's welcome
The Iceland team were beaten 5-2 by tournament hosts France on Sunday, but their exploits at Euro 2016 had already captivated the fans back home.
Coming from a population of just 329,000, they defied the odds to qualify from the group stage and then see off England.
On their way to the last eight of the European tournament, they had also beat Austria and, in qualifying, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the Czech Republic.
Iceland's coach Heimir Hallgrimsson delivers a speech for the return of the Iceland national football team in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 after they lost against France during the the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland the day before.Image copyrightAFP
Image captionIceland's coach Heimir Hallgrimsson made a speech in front of the players
Iceland national football team arrives in Reykjavik on July 4, 2016 on a bus while people in the streets greet them as winners after they lost against France during the the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland on the day before.Image copyrightAFP
Image captionIceland's performances captivated the tiny population of 329,000 back home
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