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‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones has a terrifyng message for Cristiano Ronaldo

Published 14:54 7 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 14:57 7 Jun 2016 BST

Conor Heneghan
‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones has a terrifyng message for Cristiano Ronaldo

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We'd think twice about scoring against Iceland if we were Cristiano Ronaldo.

We're bloody excited about the Euros in the UK. England's young guns have fans believing again while Wales and Northern Ireland are both putting an end to long tournament droughts (sorry, Scotland). But we can only imagine the ridiculous levels of excitement in Iceland, where fans are getting ready to see their small nation tear things up at their first ever major tournament. The population of the island is approximately 320,000 (a few thousand less than either Belfast or Cardiff), making them the least populous nation ever to qualify for a major football tournament. It really is some achievement. REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - OCTOBER 10: XXX of Latvia and XXX of Iceland in action during the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier match between Iceland and Latvia at Laugardalsvollur National Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images). One of those 330,000 or so Icelanders is Hafthor Bjornsson, better known to millions of Game of Thrones fans worldwide as 'The Mountain', a moniker that only goes some of the way to explaining his size and strength. With his beloved Iceland taking on Portugal in their first game at the tournament, Bjornsson had a message for Portugal’s star man Cristiano Ronaldo on BBC Sportsworld; let’s just say he’d better watch his back if he ends up hitting the net when the two teams face off on June 14. Bjornsson rather terrifyingly promises to GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT Ronaldo's GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT just like he did to GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT if the Real Madrid forward scores against his beloved Iceland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWSyD3BKToE Clip via SOSO Studios

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