28/06/2016 Newsround

Hi, I'm Leah, and you're live this Tuesday afternoon with Newsround.

Coming up: We find out about the battle that was supposed

to end World War One.

We find out how to do that Icelandic clap.

And we bring you all the action from Wimbledon.

First, England's players and fans are still recovering today

from the side's shock exit from the European Championships.

The Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by Iceland, the lowest ranked

team in the competition.

The manager, Roy Hodgson, stepped down from his job

immediately after the match.

Former England captain Alan Shearer called it the worst performance he'd

ever seen by an England team.

Here's what some kids in Manchester thought about last

night's performance.

When England got knocked out, I felt distraught and mindblown,

cos I thought they would have got further.

Me and my family couldn't believe what we were seeing.

I expected them to do well because they've got young players

who do well in the Premier League.

I thought Iceland should have won, because they looked like they wanted

it more than England.

Now England are out, I'll be supporting Poland

in the quarterfinal.

I'll be supporting France.

I'll be supporting Wales, because I think they have a really

good chance of getting to the final.

We asked you lot at home to get in touch, too, and year three

from Newport Community School said, "All of us who were supporting

England are feeling very sad about their defeat.

However we also have some Iceland fans who are both surprised

and impressed by the result."

Thanks, guys.

Anyone watching the match last night may have noticed some very organised

clapping from the Iceland fans?

Jen has been finding out how they do it.

My name is Magnus.

And we are from Iceland!

Who starts it?

How do you get involved?

The drum starts and everybody's hands go up, then, you know,

on the drum, like boom-boom, and everybody follow him.

On the first of July, 1916, British soldiers were sent to fight

a battle that was supposed to finish World War One.

But by the end of the Battle of the Somme, more than one million

young soldiers had lost their lives.

Even now, people can't agree on whether it was the right

decision or a huge mistake.

Here's Martin.

100 years ago, Britain and its allies were

at war with Germany.

For two long years, both sides slogged it out,

firing at each other from trenches like this one.

The British were fighting here and the Germans were over there.

After all that time, no one was making any progress.

No one was winning.

So, the people in charge of the British Army came up

with an idea to win the war.

They hit the Germans as hard as they could with artillery

shells and bombs.

The plan was from there to take the land from the Germans.

But they were wrong and the Germans were waiting for them.

Unfortunately, the Germans prepared these positions very well.

And we weren't able to take them as planned.

The soldiers were met with a wall of bombs and bullets.

20,000 were killed and 40,000 were wounded on just

the first day.

Many were just teenagers - very young.

They saw it as a big adventure but the reality was very different.

Lots of death and things young people should never experience.

Even though tens of thousands of soldiers were being killed

in these fields, the Army commanders decided

the soldiers must fight on.

The result?

Even more lives lost.

It had a huge effect back home.

Often whole groups of men from the same towns and cities

volunteered and huge amounts of people were lost.

With the news coming through that thousands were not coming back home,

it was only a matter of time before families were expecting a knock

on their door to inform them they had lost somebody.

In the four months that it lasted, more than one million

soldiers died on both sides.

People in charge said it had to be done to win the war.

But others argue that so many young men should never have died.

Even today, you can see the results of the Battle all around us

in the UK.

In your hometown, there is probably a memorial to the soldiers

who fought and died on the Somme.

It was a battle that changed Britain.

It's the second day of Wimbledon, and Andy Murray is currently

in action in his first round match.

A short time ago, Murray was leading comfortably

against fellow Briton Liam Broady.

Also today in the women's draw, defending champ Serena Williams

breezed through her first game.

And right now Britain's number one Johanna Konta is up

against the Puerto Rican, Monica Pweeg.

That's all from me.

Bye-bye.