Twitter and social media in general were abuzz after England’s stunning 2-1 loss to Iceland knocked them out of Euro 2016.
Iceland, a nation with a population the size of (ironically enough) the city of Leicester, made their first appearance in the European championship, let alone the knockout round, and stunned the football world in the process.
Naturally, the disappointment from England’s football legends was in full throat and the memes chronicling the loss were pumped out quickly.
Here are some of the top tweets and memes from the loss:
‘The worst defeat in our history,’ Gary Lineker reacts to Iceland defeat: https://t.co/ApjPHs5Nge pic.twitter.com/F7og99Nofp
— Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) June 27, 2016
Ian Wright on #ENG‘s #EURO2016 exit: “That was embarrassing, man. They were rubbish. Absolutely rubbish!” pic.twitter.com/p0yAP15344
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) June 27, 2016
Ian Wright: “I just can’t stop thinking about Space Jam. It’s like the Monstars nicked their talent or something.” pic.twitter.com/sL2dO692bn
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) June 27, 2016
The ‘Crying Jordan’ Twitter account, always a popular one, was used very frequently (and somewhat creatively)
Iceland moves on… #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/IrkDc1RNU4
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) June 27, 2016
Updated!! #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/P8CwF1QDgS
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) June 27, 2016
CHILL!!! ? #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/loYRXZQAdc
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) June 27, 2016
England loses, the Queen gets it!!!! ??? #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/11F1ytot2k
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) June 27, 2016
#ENG #ISL #EURO2016 #Brexit pic.twitter.com/nExWbLX3VZ
— The Football Factory (@FFactoryNY) June 27, 2016
Fans didn’t go easy on England at all, during or after the match:
Pretty much all of #England right now pic.twitter.com/zyltM0ZmY2
— Daniel Chavkin (@dchav96) June 27, 2016
#EURO2016 #ENGISL #Brexit pic.twitter.com/T9strTry2V
— Evil Jesse Marsch (@EvilJesseMarsch) June 27, 2016
THIS pic.twitter.com/poTxaJfzm1
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) June 27, 2016
It’s Cornwallis at Yorktown all over again. #ENG
— Mark Fishkin (@MarkFishkin) June 27, 2016
Perhaps the only solace fans took away from the miserable ordeal was that at least one man has already taken full responsibility for the bitter loss that took place:
#BREAKING Roy Hodgson has resigned as England manager. More to follow #ENG #Euro2016 #ENGICE pic.twitter.com/sbTJM3OB9l
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 27, 2016
Gary Neville soon followed Roy Hodgson’s path out the door:
Nooooo – Gary Neville is gone as well! ? #ENG #ENGICE https://t.co/ANbmiVsV3d pic.twitter.com/txHn9OLKDP
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 27, 2016
All in all, this was a loss that may stick with England fans for a very long time. But 2018 World Cup qualifiers are set to begin later this year – hopefully they’ll have recovered by then.
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