England manager Roy Hodgson has stated that the clash against minnows Iceland will be the 'ultimate test' for the Three Lions.

England prepare to square off against Iceland in the Round of 16 clash of the Euro2016 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice on Monday night and the Three Lions unsurprisingly head into the encounter as favourites.

That being said, England can only underestimate the plucky Iceland at their own peril and Hodgson has admitted that the encounter will be a massive examination of his side.

The 69-year-old said: "We need to be as ruthless as we can possibly be because we know there are no prizes, unfortunately, for playing what some people might think is good football.

"It's all about winning or losing and staying in or going out, and we have been very brutal with ourselves in that respect and we have a very brutal focus.

"We made it very clear amongst ourselves that it doesn't matter that we, in our eyes, are playing well. All that matters is that we haven't won, and when you don't win you get criticised and perhaps rightly so because there's always a reason why you haven't won.

"I've been very keen to point out to the players - although I've not encountered any opposition - that we've got to make certain that we turn what we think is domination in some games, or imposing our game onto opponents, into wins.

"If we don't, then it's not going to be good enough, and we're going to be disappointed because we think we have quite a good team and we think we play good football.

"This is the ultimate test because if we don't win, that's the end for us. All our focus is on getting through that game and then we will see where it takes us because if we do get through the game then who knows? Maybe it will give us a bit of a boost."