We’d think twice about scoring against Iceland if we were Cristiano Ronaldo.
We’re bloody excited about the Euros in the UK. England’s young guns have fans believing again while Wales and Northern Ireland are both putting an end to long tournament droughts (sorry, Scotland).
But we can only imagine the ridiculous levels of excitement in Iceland, where fans are getting ready to see their small nation tear things up at their first ever major tournament.
The population of the island is approximately 320,000 (a few thousand less than either Belfast or Cardiff), making them the least populous nation ever to qualify for a major football tournament. It really is some achievement.
One of those 330,000 or so Icelanders is Hafthor Bjornsson, better known to millions of Game of Thrones fans worldwide as ‘The Mountain’, a moniker that only goes some of the way to explaining his size and strength.
With his beloved Iceland taking on Portugal in their first game at the tournament, Bjornsson had a message for Portugal’s star man Cristiano Ronaldo on BBC Sportsworld; let’s just say he’d better watch his back if he ends up hitting the net when the two teams face off on June 14.
Bjornsson rather terrifyingly promises to GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT Ronaldo’s GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT just like he did to GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT if the Real Madrid forward scores against his beloved Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWSyD3BKToE
Clip via SOSO Studios
