Iceland were handed a swift reality check in the opening 45 minutes of their Euro 2016 quarter-final encounter with France on Sunday as they trailed 4-0 at half-time.

The hosts went on a rampage and showed no signs of uncertainty against the minnows who eliminated England in the round of 16.

Olivier Giroud opened the scoring after beating the offside trap and Paul Pogba grabbed the second.

Dimitri Payet then drilled a low effort into the bottom corner before Antoine Griezmann, aided by Giroud’s flick-on, ran onto through-ball and beat the keeper with an exquisite chipped finish.

France had not played to the best of their abilities leading up to the quarter-final tie as they edged past Romania and drew to Switzerland in the group stages before beating the Republic of Ireland 2-1 in the round of 16.

With the tournament now into its final stretch, this could just be the ideal time for the host nation to shift gears and go all the way.