Euro 2022: Iceland out despite late penalty securing draw with Group D winners France, Belgium beat Italy to progress

Dagny Brynjarsdóttir rifled home a penalty deep into stoppage time but a 1-1 draw with Group D table-toppers France was not enough to stop Iceland from crashing out of Euro 2022. The Nordic side had been second best for long spells but a VAR intervention following a late corner resulted in the referee consulting the monitor and pointing to the spot.

Ad/> It denied Les Bleues the chance to equal their all-time record of 17 straight victories after Melvine Malard struck after just 43 seconds to net the quickest goal of the tournament. Euro 2022France book quarter-final spot with Belgium win14/07/2022 AT 18:21 Corinne Diacre’s side always looked the more menacing with both Sandy Baltimore and substitute Onema Geyoro hitting the woodwork while Malard and Geyoro had goals ruled out by VAR.

Iceland pressed late on and got their reward, but it all came too late as Belgium’s win over Italy saw them finish second in the table behind France. Les Bleues will now look ahead to a mouthwatering quarter final with Holland on Saturday July 23.