When Iceland beat England in the last 16 of Euro 2016, it marked one of the most famous days in its footballing history - and one doctor has spotted a clue as to how the country might have celebrated.

Asgeir Petur Thorvaldsson, a doctor in the anaesthesiology department at Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, tweeted that his maternity ward had administered unprecedented levels of pain relief over the weekend – coincidentally nine months exactly since Iceland's 2-1 victory over England.

Roughly translated, Mr Thorvaldsson said: "Set a record for the number of epidurals in the maternity duty this weekend."

Iceland's major tournament debut was a roaring success last summer as they went all the way to the quarter-finals before losing to hosts and eventual runners-up France.

Having drawn 1-1 with subsequent tournament winners Portugal in their opening game, Cristiano Ronaldo accused Iceland of having a "small mentality" that ensured "they are not going to do anything in the competition". But he was wrong.