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Afram Island! Iceland do it again...and Twitter let us know

MUNICH (FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers) - It was dubbed the summer of Iceland. And with six days left before autumn, the small island nation was still dining out.

Back-to-back means reason to celebrate.

EM 2017!!!!!!!!!!! #ENGINNMÓRALL 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀💯💯💯💯🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾
— kristofer acox (@krisacox) September 17, 2016

Sing a little song...

Til hamingju Ísland!!!! #eurobasket2017 #korfubolti pic.twitter.com/Dz1IhF1nZt
— ÍA Karfa (@IAKarfa) September 17, 2016

...then sit back and savour.

Back to back! We are here! #EuroBasket2017 #korfubolti pic.twitter.com/4DQo7ONXhN
— Hörður vilhjálmsson (@Hossiaxel) September 17, 2016

We were offered an idea of how Reykjavik may look tonight:

Eurobasket !!! #korfubolti pic.twitter.com/G8PWsNorES
— Hjalti Þorsteinsson (@hjaltivalur) September 17, 2016

In Iceland, everyone gets behind the team, including their famous footballing brothers...

Óskum vinum okkar í @kkikarfa og landsliðinu í körfubolta innilega til hamingju með sætið á Eurobasket!

Vel gert! pic.twitter.com/NSZdvTts0W
— Knattspyrnusambandið (@footballiceland) September 17, 2016

Til hamingju Ísland! #EUROBASKET2017
— Hólmbert Friðjónsson (@holmbert) September 17, 2016

..and the President and Prime Minister too.

Zup Bruh... #knús #korfubolti @krisacox pic.twitter.com/i3kWKjwmlN
— Skuli Sigurdsson (@skulisig) September 17, 2016

By the way, it was not just the men's basketball team celebrating on Saturday...

Team of Iceland celebrating tonight qualification to @UEFAWomensEURO finals 2017 in Holland pic.twitter.com/gjwmlmW25e
— Geir Thorsteinsson (@FootballGeir) September 16, 2016

In 2 days #Iceland have qualified for #EuroBasket2017 & women´s #EURO2017 in football!!! pic.twitter.com/SFI7SSKh5Q
— Arnar F. Reynisson (@arnarreynisson) September 17, 2016

The way Iceland sport is headed, who would disagree?

Takk fyrir okkur! #roadtoTokyo2020
— Hlynur Bæringsson (@HlynurB) September 17, 2016

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