Hear Icelandic commentator squeal as Iceland scores to beat England (Video)
Iceland's stunning run at Euro 2016 has given rise to many subplots. The tiny nation has a coach who is a dentist and a population the size of Santa Ana, Calif.
It also has an insane commentator who went bonkers in reaction to Iceland's goal to beat Austria in the group stage.
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The same commentator, Gudmundur Benediktsson, had another moment when Iceland scored to take the lead against England in the Round of 16. This call featured a full-fledged squeal.
HE'S BACK: Icelandic commentator after Iceland scored their 2nd goal tonight...😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/A9obU3LXdg
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) June 27, 2016
Benediktsson – who actually lost his real job in the middle of all his internet fame – is only a small part of this stunning story. Iceland, amazingly, held on for a 2-1 win.
“You can leave Europe! You can go wherever the hell you want!”
Icelandic commentator after win. Voice of #Euro2016 pic.twitter.com/7EaLD3kV3t— Gissur Simonarson CN (@GissiSim) June 27, 2016
PT: Many people have asked me to do a translation of this. Here you go.#ISL vs. #ENG #Euro2016 pic.twitter.com/s96x0PWp46
— Gissur Simonarson CN (@GissiSim) June 27, 2016
In case you missed it, here's that call against Austria again.
