Euro 2016: Ex-Rotherham United star Arnason is unlikely hero as Iceland secure England tie

Iceland players celebrate their late winner and qualifying for the last 16 round after the Euro 2016, Group F match at the Stade de France, Paris. (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire).

England will take on Iceland in the first knockout round of Euro 2016 after a dramatic late goal from Arnor Traustason set up the tie.

England were set to face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, who knocked them out of successive tournaments in 2004 and 2006, until Traustason’s stoppage-time finish against Austria took his side into second place in Group F, leapfrogging Portugal in the process.

The teams will meet in Nice on Monday.

Iceland are the lowest ranked side left in the tournament, rated 34th in the world by FIFA, and the smallest ever nation to qualify for the European Championship finals with a population of 330,000.

Iceland's Ari Freyr Skulason holds a baby from the crowd as he celebrates qualifying for the last 16 round after the Euro 2016, Group F match at the Stade de France, Paris. (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire).

Former Rotherham United midfielder Kari Arnason was man of the match in the 2-1 win over Austria, and admitted he had previously pulled for the Three Lions at major competitions.

“I’ve always supported England in big international tournaments, it’s a dream come true,” said the former Millers midfielder.

“We’re going to go into the game fully focused, we’re going in to get a result. We believe in our ability.”

Arnason, now plying his trade in Sweden with Roy Hodgson’s former club side Malmo, was full of emotion after the final whistle.