DHAKA: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo strike out at Iceland's lack of ambition after the two sides drew 1-1 at Euro 2016.

The Real Madrid star also refused to shake the hands of the Iceland players after the group match in Saint-Etienne.

He said that ‘I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end.’ 

‘It was unbelievable. We tried hard to win the game and Iceland didn't try anything. This, in my opinion, shows a small mentality and they are not going to do anything in the competition,’ he added.

Ronaldo, making his 127th appearance for Portugal, said it had been a ‘lucky night’ for his opponents and accused them of putting ‘the bus in the net’.

Portugal had 72% of the possession and 26 shots on goal to Iceland's four.

However, Ronaldo's action has drawn plenty of comment on social media.

DunsbyOwl tweeted that ‘Great Result for Iceland. Shame Ronaldo couldn't show a bit of magnanimity.’ 

Paul said that ‘Just when Ronaldo was winning the footballing world over with his talent, he opens his mouth again.’

Iceland, appearing in their first major tournament, boast a population of just 330,000 and are the smallest nation to play at a European Championship finals.

They finished second in their qualifying group, above Turkey and the Netherlands, who failed to make it to France.

BDST: 1411 HRS, June 15, 2016
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