Iceland Experiences Baby Boom Exactly 9 Months After 2-1 Win Against England

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One of last year's greatest sporting stories was the extraordinary run of Iceland in the Euro 2016 tournament.

To the world's disbelief, the underdogs managed to defeat England 2-1 in the last 16 - and now it has become clear how the country celebrated.

Asgeir Petur Thorvaldsson, a doctor in Reykjavik, tweeted that his maternity ward had administered more pain relief over the weekend than any other.

Last weekend coincidentally lines up exactly 9 months since the match.

Here is the tweet in question:

Which translates roughly to: "Set a record for the number of epidurals in the maternity duty this weekend."

Although Iceland lost their subsequent quarter-final to France, their amazing performance is set to live on in more ways than one.