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The Euro 2016 minute: Iceland heat up the group stage

The icemen cometh.
The icemen cometh. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

1. Power rankings

We’ve rated all 24 teams after their opening games at Euro 2016. Find out who’s top of the tree … and who is slumping to the bottom.

The full rankings

Is it Italy?
Is it Italy? Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

2. Who's small?

Cristiano Ronaldo hit out at ‘small’ Iceland after Portugal were held 1-1 by the debutants. “It was a lucky night for them,” he sniffed.

More on Ronaldo’s comments

No chill.
No chill. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

3. A time and a place

Adam Szalai went through last season without a goal and he had not scored for his country since 2014. That changed in Hungary’s win over Austria.

Read the match report

Hungary for goals.
Hungary for goals. Photograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images

Updated

4. England v Wales countdown

Gareth Bale is having fun trolling Roy Hodgson. Asked how many England players would get in the Wales team, Bale replied: “None.”

Here’s the full story

It’s too easy.
It’s too easy. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

5. The Pogba enigma

France midfielder Paul Pogba is one of the most gifted players at Euro 2016 but is yet to replicate his dazzling club form on the international stage.

Amy Lawrence has more

Next up: Albania.
Next up: Albania. Photograph: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images
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