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Johann Berg Gudmundsson says Iceland could beat England again

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 22:  Johann Gudmundsson of Iceland in action during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group F match between Iceland and Austria at Stade de France on
Image: Johann Berg Gudmundsson was part of the Iceland team that knocked England out of Euro 2016

Johann Berg Gudmundsson believes Iceland could beat England again if they face them at next summer's World Cup in Russia.

Burnley winger Gudmundsson was part of the team that knocked England out of Euro 2016 in a shock 2-1 win in Nice that also cost Roy Hodgson his job.

Iceland have become the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup and welcome the chance to reopen England's wounds.

Iceland's forward Johann Berg Gudmundsson (L) celebrates scoring with his team-mates Iceland's midfielder Birkir Bjarnason (C) and Iceland's midfielder Gyl
Image: Iceland's finished top of Group I to qualify for their first World Cup

"Hopefully we'll get them in the group phase," said Gudmundsson.

"It was a great game for us last time and I believe we could beat them again."

Qualifying for the World Cup for the first time was a remarkable feat for a country with a population of 350,000 and Gudmundsson belives there will be lot more pressure on England to perform in Russia than Iceland.

"The pressure on England is much more and I understand that. They have much more expensive players than we do and they haven't done as well as they should for a long time.

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"So obviously the media, people are on at them, wanting more. You read it in the media, they always come back to that game 'the Iceland humiliation'.

"But luckily for us there is no pressure. Iceland is a much smaller nation - also on a footballing level. The higher you go up the scale the more pressure there is.

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