ENGLAND were tonight condemned to one of the most embarrassing defeats in their history – knocked out of Euro 2016 by a country with more volcanoes than professional football teams.

Iceland, competing in their first European Championships, came from a goal down to win 2-1 and book a quarter-final date with hosts France in Paris on Sunday.

The Three Lions performed wretchedly throughout and national boss Roy Hodgson resigned soon after the final whistle in an explosive finale to a dreadful evening in Nice.

Hodgson made six changes to the side held to a goal-less draw by Slovakia, with skipper Wayne Rooney, Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli among those restored to the starting line-up.

England were presented with an ideal opportunity to open the scoring inside four minutes, when Sterling burst into the box and was carelessly chopped down by keeper Hannes Halldorsson.

Rooney duly smashed the spot-kick low into the left corner, Halldorsson unable to reach the ball despite going the right way.

The goal should have settled England down. But it didn’t. No fewer than 34 seconds had elapsed after kick-off when Iceland stunned the Three Lions faithful with an equaliser.

A long throw from Aron Gunnarsson was flicked into the danger zone by Kari Arnason, allowing Ragnar Sigurdsson to lash gleefully beyond Joe Hart from inside the six-yard box.

Incredibly, it got worse. After Alli and Harry Kane fired over, Iceland forged in front in the 18th minute.

Kolbein Sigthorsson’s shot seemed a fairly regulation save for Hart but the Manchester City stopper only succeeded in pushing the ball into the corner of the net. Gareth Bale all over again.

England were shell-shocked and it was 10 minutes before they created another chance of note. A swift counter-attack resulted in Daniel Sturridge’s cross being struck crisply on the volley by Kane, but Halldorsson tipped smartly over.

England were booed off at the break and it might have got worse after the restart. Once again England were caught out by a set play when a corner was nodded back across goal and Sigurdsson’s overhead kick was blocked at point-blank range by Hart.

Hodgson brought on Jamie Vardy for the ineffectual Sterling but still England toiled. When Gunnarsson fouled Alli 30-plus yards out, Kane sliced his free-kick horribly wide of the target.

If anything, Iceland looked the more likely to score and Hart was temporarily worried when Birkir Saevarsson crashed just over the bar on the angle.

England created their clearest chance of the second period with nine minutes remaining, sub Jack Wilshere’s ball over the top met by the head of Kane and directed straight at Halldorsson.

Gunnarsson spurned the chance to inflict further damage but Iceland prevailed.