Gareth Bale: Sigurdsson squeezed the penalty under the goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen to take Iceland to the brink of their first major championship finals, according to The Guardian. Related:Wales within reach of Euro 2016 finals as Gareth Bale downs Cyprus It completed a fairytale double over the Dutch in Group A as Iceland took their points total to 18, two ahead of second-placed Czech Republic. The referee awarded the spot-kick in the 51st minute even though Gregory van der Wiel seemed to win the ball in a challenge with Birkir Bjarnason. Holland are in third place with 10 points and Iceland can now book a place at Euro 2016 with a home win over Kazakhstan on Sunday. His predecessor, Guus Hiddink, quit because of the team unconvincing performances earlier in the campaign, including the 2-0 defeat in Iceland in October. The home defeat provided a horror start for the new Holland coach, Danny Blind.
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