30,000 Iceland football fans perform slow clapping saluteONE NEWS This clapping salute by 30,000 Iceland fans after their team's Euro 2016 exit is awesome. About 30,000 fans gathered in the country's capital, Reykjavik, to salute their heroes after they went down 5-2 to tournament hosts France in the quarterfinals on Sunday [Monday NZ time]. The Iceland football team's spine-chilling slow clap ritual was one of the features of the minnow nation's unlikely Euro 2016 run, and they've saved the most impressive rendition for their exit. RUPTLY Thousands of Icelanders turned out to welcome home their national football team in Reykjavik on Monday, following their impressive campaign at the UEFA European Championship in France. READ MORE:* Iceland's spine-chilling celebration* France ends Iceland's dream run* Euro 2016: Knockouts draw* Euro 2016: FixturesSign up here for the Rio Olympics: Going for Gold newsletterONE NEWS 30,000 Iceland fans clap in unison to support the country's football team.

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