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Iceland prove bygones are very much bygones with classy reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury

Published 22:10 10 Jul 2016 BST

Updated 22:12 10 Jul 2016 BST

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Iceland prove bygones are very much bygones with classy reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury

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All is forgiven.

The needlessly harsh comments made by Cristiano Ronaldo to Iceland's footballers have been forgotten. In the group stage of Euro 2016, Ronaldo offered a stinging criticism of the Icelandic players who celebrated a 1-1 draw with Portugal as though they had won the entire tournament. Ronaldo said: "When they don’t try to play and just defend, defend, defend, this in my opinion shows a small mentality and they are not going to do anything in the competition." https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/743040111294722048 Iceland proved to have anything but a small mentality by progressing as far as the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, hugely surpassing all expectations. Portugal made it all the way to the final but were hit with a considerable blow midway through the first half against France when captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was carried off the Stade de France pitch with a knee injury. Tributes poured in for the Real Madrid star but there were none more fitting than that from the official Twitter of Icelandic football. https://twitter.com/icelandfootball/status/752222454773346304 Sheer class. SNAPCHAT
Iceland prove bygones are very much bygones with classy reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo's injury