--- description: The Internet was quick to pounce on England's misery after its shocking loss to tournament first timers Iceland title: England's Euro 2016 Exit Prompts Inevitable #Brexit2 Jokes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8cbd59a09a8f405/698899ad428a9e862acd3378/rtx2ikwe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Soccer](/tag/soccer/) ## Soccer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Iceland Knocked England Out of Euro 2016 and Twitter Can't Stop Making 'Brexit' Jokes by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2016 4:38 AM CUT  England players react to their loss against Iceland in Euro 2016 at the Stade de Nice in Nice, France on June 27, 2016. England players react to their loss against Iceland in Euro 2016 at the Stade de Nice in Nice, France on June 27, 2016.Yves Herman —REUTERS by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2016 4:38 AM CUT It’s been a bad week for England. First, the country led the U.K. in a “[Brexit](http://time.com/tag/brexit/ "undefined")” referendum to leave the European Union, sending the [markets](http://time.com/4381374/brexit-results-markets/ "undefined") into free fall and resulting in Prime Minister David Cameron’s [resignation](http://time.com/4381193/david-cameron-resigns-brexit-vote/ "undefined"). Later, on Monday, the English soccer team crashed out of Euro 2016 after a [shocking loss](http://time.com/4384775/iceland-england-win-euro-2016/ "undefined") to tournament first timers Iceland. Twitter, of course, couldn’t stop making Brexit jokes. > [](https://twitter.com/abdullah%5Fomar/status/747545300311638016) > [](https://twitter.com/UrbnLawyer/status/747537501104050176) > [](https://twitter.com/amaradatia/status/747537858269949954) A soccer-themed parody of last week’s [petition](http://time.com/4382857/brexit-petition-2-million-signatures/ "undefined") for a second British referendum on the E.U. also started doing the rounds. > [](https://twitter.com/Abdibayor/status/747545998394802176) As did references to an [ad](https://twitter.com/Christian2178/status/746245357462556672 "undefined") by proponents of leaving the E.U., which advocated a redistribution of payments to fund the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). > [](https://twitter.com/hitono/status/747542685016268800) Another popular hashtag for the game? #Brexit2. > [](https://twitter.com/PT%5FDevannyScott/status/747551849058795522) > [](https://twitter.com/BenBuschel/status/747550847534456832) > [](https://twitter.com/FanFunDamian/status/747583118639435776) Not all the tweets were snarky references to England’s [decision to leave the E.U.](http://time.com/4385015/euro-2016-england-iceland-brexit-twitter-soccer-football/ "undefined") three days prior. There was also jubilation for Iceland fans, exasperation and dejection for their English counterparts, and often sheer disbelief and admiration by neutrals. > [](https://twitter.com/alexandernoren/status/747534566429237248) > [](https://twitter.com/IcelandNatural/status/747535205745954816) > [](https://twitter.com/EvavonSchaper/status/747534555310137348) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fbritishboy69/status/747660879144042496) > [](https://twitter.com/LukeFriendMusic/status/747535316131667968) > [](https://twitter.com/Ericsson%5FMarcus/status/747534837842644992) > [](https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/747536166510039041) Many jokes were directed at England coach Roy Hodgson — who resigned after the match. > [](https://twitter.com/RealTransferHub/status/747529956180254721) > [](https://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/747528833247567872) > [](https://twitter.com/Yonny1975/status/747569505530974208) Iceland will play France in the tournament’s quarterfinals next Monday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4385015/euro-2016-england-iceland-brexit-twitter-soccer-football/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4385015/euro-2016-england-iceland-brexit-twitter-soccer-football/"},"headline":"Iceland Knocked England Out of Euro 2016 and Twitter Can't Stop Making 'Brexit' Jokes","datePublished":"2016-06-28T04:38:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:53:43.657Z","description":"The Internet was quick to pounce on England's misery","url":"https://time.com/4385015/euro-2016-england-iceland-brexit-twitter-soccer-football/","keywords":["Soccer","France","england","Petition","David Cameron","referendum","jokes","Iceland","Brexit","Euro 2016"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8cbd59a09a8f405/698899ad428a9e862acd3378/rtx2ikwe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8cbd59a09a8f405/698899ad428a9e862acd3378/rtx2ikwe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"England v Iceland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16","caption":"England v Iceland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16","creditText":"Yves Herman —REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/soccer/","name":"Soccer"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4385015/euro-2016-england-iceland-brexit-twitter-soccer-football/","name":"Iceland Knocked England Out of Euro 2016 and Twitter Can't Stop Making 'Brexit' Jokes"}}]}] ```