The Mountain from 'Game of Thrones' is super pumped about Iceland's Euro 2016 draw
Iceland opened its Euro 2016 campaign Tuesday against Portugal and the mighty Cristiano Ronaldo.
With a population of some 330,000, Iceland is the least populous country at the continental soccer championship, where it's making its first major tournament appearance.
But Iceland hung on for a 1-1 draw with Ronaldo and Portugal -- making the tiny nation's biggest fan very happy in the process.
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is officially Iceland's strongest man -- but you better know him as "The Mountain," Cersei Lannister's champion fighter on Game of Thrones.
He posted this photo of himself celebrating as time ran out on Iceland's upset draw.
We hate to imagine what would have happened had Iceland lost. After all, remember what The Mountain did to Prince Oberyn? Not pretty.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
