Iceland made history here Monday with an astonishing 2-1 win over heavily favored England to claim a berth in the quarterfinals of the 2016 European Championship.

Not content with merely qualifying for the knockout stage, the squad representing the island nation of some 300,000 people thoroughly dominated an English side stocked with highly paid stars.

With England and Northern Ireland out of the tournament, it is now up to the Wales to halt the gradual “Brexit” of United Kingdom national teams from Euro 2016.

The match in Nice began well for England, who took a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute when Wayne Rooney converted from the spot after Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson brought down England striker Raheem Sterling.

Two minutes later, however, the never-say-die Icelanders pulled level.

Kari Arnason used his head to redirect a long throw-in from Aron Gunnarsson to an onrushing Ragnar Sigurdsson inside the six-yard box and the defender scored the goal of his life to make it 1-1.

The stunned English side went on the attack, but shots from distance by Rooney, Dele Ali and Harry Kane caused little trouble for Halldorsson.

Meanwhile, the focus on scoring caused England to neglect defense, opening the door to a nifty play that culminated in a shot by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson that slipped just inside the post, putting Iceland up 2-1 at the 20-minute mark.

With the Icelanders betraying no sign of nervousness, England coach Roy Hodgson looked to his bench and tapped Jamie Vardy, who led the Premier League in scoring last season, to replace Sterling in the hope that the Leicester City star could somehow conjure up the tying goal.

But Vardy’s arrival made no difference and it was only with the entry of young Marcus Rashford – in the 87th minute – that England threatened the Iceland goal and the change came too late to alter the outcome.

Iceland, having proven themselves as giant-killers, will get the chance to oust tournament host country France in the quarterfinal.

With Wales as the UK’s last hope in the tournament, sportsbooks in Costa Rica are adjusting their Euro 2016 odds, and it looks as it the full Brexit may take place in the next match against Belgium.

According to IDSca.com, the leading pay-per-head services provider in Costa Rica, Wales is facing 20-1 odds to take the title. Iceland faces even longer odds at 40-1. France is still the favorite with 3-1 odds.

Nice, France, Jun 27 (EFE; odds by IDSca.com)