AKIPRESS.COM - The team's plane flew low over the capital as they arrived home from their first-ever European championship on Monday, DW reports.

Iceland pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history by beating England 2-1 in the round of 16, continuing the astonishing run of the smallest nation at the tournament.

An estimated 30,000 people took to the streets and gathered at Reykjavik's Arnarholl, a hill where the Supreme Court building is located, to welcome the players home.

Players waved from atop an open double-decker bus as fans waved flags and team jerseys, and children held cards with their favorite players. Later, the team was joined by their supporters in performing the Viking war chant, punctuated by hand clapping.

Originally seen as the underdog, the Icelandic national team was eliminated on Sunday night by France 5-2, having reached the quarter finals.

Arnarholl, Reykjavik, Iceland. 4th July 2016. Ég er kominn heim. #ISL pic.twitter.com/rC2j7UrrNP

— RÚV Íþróttir (@ruvithrottir) July 4, 2016