Every so often in the world of sports, there comes a Cinderella story that awes and captivates fans, an underdog that defies all odds and expectations and does something amazing.

This summer at the 2016 UEFA European Championship, we have an example of just that. Iceland is not a country people often associate with soccer, but this team is currently the hottest topic of the tournament thus far.

After an impressive qualifying run where they beat teams such as Turkey, the Czech Republic and even the Netherlands, Iceland was placed in a group with Austrian, Hungarian and Portuguese soccer giants.

Few people imagined they would make it out of their tough group, but not only did they advance, they did so ahead of Portugal.

That is impressive enough in and of itself for a team at their first major international tournament. But the fairy tale run doesn't stop there. After advancing from the group stage, Iceland was matched up against England in the Round of 16.

In what will probably be remembered as one of the best games of the tournament, Iceland came back after conceding an early penalty kick to beat England 2-1, stunning the world and enthralling their fans both in France and back home.

This win was soccer's example of David versus Goliath. For England, the birthplace of soccer, to lose to Iceland, a country whose association with cold and winter is right in their name, is nothing short of incredible. The small island nation consists of just 330,000 people. To put that into perspective, a whopping eight percent of the country is currently in France cheering on their team. If eight percent of England traveled to France that would be about 4.25 million people.

For some on the Iceland team, professional soccer is only part time. One of the team coaches is also a dentist and the team's goalkeeper is also a film director.

The best part is, their story isn't over yet. At the time of writing, Iceland is slated to play against tournament host France in the quarterfinals. By the time of publication, we will see whether their fairy tale is over or if they can shock and captivate us once again.

France are heavily favored to win, but then again so were England, so don't bet against this team. Should they not be able to overcome a tough French side, reaching the quarterfinals in their first-ever major tournament will certainly be a historic achievement on its own.