The streets of the capital were lined by fans hoping to catch a glimpse of players like Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Iceland humiliated Roy Hodgson’s side. Despite falling behind to a penalty from Wayne Rooney, they swiftly fought back.
England’s opponents equalised less than two minutes later through Ragnar Sigurdsson before Kolbeinn Sigthorsson slotted past Joe Hart.
Iceland held out and secured a game against France in the quarter-final. While they were demolished 5-2 by the host nation, going four goals behind before half-time, they still emerged from the game with credit.
A fan bangs a drum decorated with the flags of Iceland and Brazil – a team Iceland could meet at the World Cup
The Iceland team humiliated England at Euro 2016, knocking out Roy Hodgson’s side in the round of 16

The victory against England in France was hailed as the most significant in the history of Icelandic football
Their efforts in France explained the heroic reception they received, and co-manager Lars Lagerback, who shared the job with Heimir Hallgrimsson, could not hide his delight.
Lagerback said: ‘It’s absolutely fantastic. You understand it of course a little bit when you’re down there, but now when we came home and along the way from Keflavik and in there were a lot of people on the road. To see this of course is fantastic.
‘I suppose we were a little bit an underdog when we came to the tournament. I also think it is our fans, they have been absolutely fantastic down in France and I think everyone has such a positive impression of Iceland and Icelandic people.
‘What these guys have gone together with the staff is in my eyes absolutely fantastic. Even if we thought we could win a game… it’s tough at this level, and I think we can celebrate for several days now.’

Co-manager Lars Lagerback said that the reception his team had received in Rekyavik was fantastic

He suggested that the players and the Iceland staff needed to celebrate their achievement for several days