During ITV’s half-time analysis: The assembled pundits said that Roy Hodgson has a decision to make: does he drop Joe Hart for the quarter-final? No misplaced arrogance there.

“This tournament must be the end of the ‘Joe Hart is one of the top two or three keepers in the world’ thing, surely,” he says. “Neuer, Courtois, Lloris, De Gea are all vastly better. Germany and Spain have reserve keepers I’d choose over Hart.”

To be honest, England have two reserve goalkeepers I’d pick over Hart. It’s a drum I’ve been banging for a long, long time and one that’s invariably met with a torrent of abuse.

Despite being gifted an early lead from the penalty spot after a Hannes Halldorson foul on Raheem Sterling, England have somehow contrived to traipse in for their half-time brew losing by two goals to one. Ragnar Sigurdsson equalised within two minutes, pouncing on the flick-on from an Aron Gunarsson long throw. After 19 minutes, Joe Hart’s latest rick gifted Iceland the lead, when he failed to prevent an eminently saveable Kolbein Sigthorsson shot from trundling over the line. England are facing the mother of all embarrassments here, but at least have 45 minutes to put things right.

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45 min: Iceland win another throw-in deep in England territory, but the danger of another long one from Gunarsson is averted by the referee’s whistle. It’s half-time.

44 min: Another ball from the right, this time from Kyle Walker, to Rooney on the edge of the penalty area. He attempts to volley the ball goalwards, but succeeds only in shinning it over the bar.

43 min: Iceland keeper Hannes Halldorson cathes comfortably when a long ball from Daniel Sturridge on the right towards Dele Alli in the penalty area is overhit.

42 min: Birkir Saevarsson attempts to play the ball ... well, I’m not sure what he was attempting to do with it, to be honest. Under no pressure whatsoever, he sends a cross-field pass to nobody in particular into the stands.

38 min: Gylfi Sigurdsson in the thick of the action again, getting booked for a needless foul on Danny Rose. From the ensuing free-kick, Harry Kane hoists the ball towards the far post, where Chris Smalling is unable to direct his header goalwards. Replays show his marker was holding his shirt - England could have had a penalty there. On the touchline, several England substitutes are warming up.

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37 min: On ITV, co-comms man Glenn Hoddle makes the point that Iceland had five men forward when Gylfi took that shot, but Joe Hart’s dilly-dallying over his kick-out meant they were all able to get back in position before England got back on the ball.

36 min: Now Gylfi Sigurdsson tries his luck from distance, but doesn’t trouble Joe Hart unduly.

35 min: Wayne Rooney shoots from distance, but his effort is high and wide. Are England reduced to relying long shots from distance already? A worrying state of affairs if that’s the case.

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33 min: Iceland win another throw-in deep in England territory. Aron Gunarsson throws it long into the box again, but it’s cleared. The ball drops for Ari Skulason who hits it on the half-volley from outside the penalty area. His effort curls a couple of feet wide of the left upright. Joe Hart looked to have it covered anyway, although on current form that’s no guarantee he’d have saved it.

32 min: England, as you’d expect, are dominating possession but struggling to break down a dogged Iceland side. Sturridge attempts to play Harry Kane through on goal with a neat dink from the edge of the box, but the Spurs striker is crowded off the ball and Iceland clear.

29 min: Assorted England players ping the ball around the outskirts of the Iceland penalty area. The ball eventually falls to Danny Rose, who’d made a good overlapping run into the Iceland penalty area, but his shot from close range is deflected into the arms of Iceland goalkeeper Halldorson off a defender.

28 min: England continue to move the ball quickly, with Dele Alli playing it out wide to Daniel Sturridge. His cross is aimed at Harry Kane, who tries a shot on goal with a ferocious volley. Hannes Halldorson is equal to his effort and tips the ball over the bar for a corner. Good effort, good goalkeeping. Nothing comes of the corner.

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27 min: Sterling and Johan Gudmondsson contest a ball down the left wing. Good tracking from the Iceland winger, who puts the ball out of play for a goal-kick off the England man’s shins.

26 min: Eric Dier plays the ball long from deep for Kyle Walker. It sails out of play. England are rattled here and so they should be.

23 min: Iceland win another throw-in in Gunarsson territory. This time, England mange to celar courtesy of Harry Kane, but the ball is immediately returned to penalty area. Joe Hart leaps to contest the ball with Sigurdsson and fails to get it, but spares further blushes by getting a free-kick.

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21 min: England really have nobody but themselves to blame for what could amount to a shambles. Like Iceland’s first goal, this too came from a long throw. Gunnarson’s hoist was initially cleared, but unconvincingly. The ball fell to Sigthorsson on the edge of the penalty area, he shimmied left and right, before unleashing a low drive. Hart got down and got a hand to the ball, but could only watch in horror as his rubber wrist allowed the ball to roll slowly over the goal-line.

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Iceland take the lead and Joe Hart has had another shocker. He got a firm hand to Kolbein Sigthorsson’s low shot, but was unable to prevent it trickling over the line and inside the foot of his left upright. We’re almost 20 minutes in and England are being beaten by a supermarket.

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17 min: Raheem Sterling cuts into the penalty area behind Kari Arnason to get on the end of a Harry Kane dink into the penalty area. He appeals for a penalty, claiming he was being held by the Icelandic defender, but none is forthcoming.

16 min: Harry Kane attempts a shot from just outside the penalty area after a Raheem Sterling slalom into the penalty area comes to naught. Over the bar.

15 min: Rooney takes the corner and again, his delivery is good. Kari Arnason heads the ball up in the air, it drops and is half cleared as far as Dele Alli, who shoots high and wide, but not by a great deal. This is helter-skelter, pell-mell football at its very best. Massively entertaining stuff.

14 min: Gary Cahill plays a cross-field pass from deep for Kyle Walker to chase up the touchline. He just about keeps it in play (translation: he didn’t keep it in play) and England end up with a corner.

12 min: England win a corner, which Wayne Rooney takes from the right. His delivery is good, but Chris Smalling’s attempt to attack the ball results in him meeting a forehead full of fresh air.

10 min: Hats off to Iceland, who equalised within less than two minutes. Gunnarsson launched the ball into the penalty area from a throw-in, Kari Arnason won the flick-on and Ragnar Sigurdsson was quickest to react.

9 min: Let’s briefly return to the penalty from which England scored their opener. Raheem Sterling got in behind the Iceland defence to latch on to a wonderful ball over the top from Daniel Sturridge. He nudged the ball past Halldorson, who promptly brought him down, prompting referee Damir Skomina to point to the spot.

7 min: Wow! What a start! And what a face-palm moment for England. Aron Gunnarsson’s ability to Delap the ball into the penalty area from throw-ins has been well documented, but England concede from his very first effort. He hurled the ball long into the box, Iceland won the flick on and an unmarked Ragnar Sigurdsson was able to volley low past Joe Hart from the edge of the six-yard box.

5 min: Iceland equalise, with Sigurdsson shooting from the edge of the six-yard box after an Iceland long throw.

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