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Gudjohnsen deems England an overrated squad

In what could arguably be considered one of England's most embarrassing moments in history on the field, they were defeated by the tournament's underdogs Iceland. In recent information leaked by former team skipper Eidur Gudjohnsen, he revealed that manager Lars Lagerback told them they were facing the most overrated national team in football history. 

Talking to BBC Sport, Gudjohnsen said: "I think we had already achieved something by qualifying from the group stage and that took pressure off us, no one expected us to qualify from the group. We had belief. English football always had a big influence on Icelandic football, so we were playing against players we probably watched on a Saturday. But this is something [then Iceland boss] Lars Lagerback pointed out, that in recent years we playing against the most overrated national team side.

"It got us thinking, looking back it is true. Expectations are always so high, there is so much pressure for England to do well in major championships and they haven't managed to do that. We went into the match confident. I don't think we can say we outplayed England, but we were more resilient, had more character and showed a greater togetherness as a team that's what got us where we ended up."

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