Iceland's president won't be in the Euro 2016 VIP box. He'll be sitting with the fans

Newly elected Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson will be among the 8 percent of his country’s total population in attendance at the European Championship quarterfinal match against France on Sunday. But he doesn’t want to be like the proverbial 1 percent and sit in a VIP box like other dignitaries. Instead, he told CNN on Wednesday, that he plans to sit in the stands with regular fans.

“Why would I go in the VIP room and sip champagne when I can do that anywhere in the world?” Johannesson said, smiling. “No, I will be in the stands with the fans and I will wear my Iceland shirt. And with respect to the French team — it should not underestimate us.”

England’s soccer team, it seems, did underestimate the small but mighty nation’s team, which until recently employed a coach who also worked as a part-time dentist. (On Tuesday, the national team told The Post that co-coach Heimir Hallgrímsson “no longer practices dentistry. He is a full-time coach.”) Iceland handily beat England, 2-1, crushing English fans’ hopes of finally making it out of the Round of 16, a feat the team hasn’t accomplished in decades. I mean, this poor commentator…

The players aren’t the only Icelanders bringing the heat, though. So are the fans, among which President Johannesson will count himself on Sunday. The fans have earned international accolades for their choreographed “Viking” chant that sounds like it came from a “Game of Thrones” episode.

The chant seems uniquely Icelandic, but it was actually inspired by fans of the Scottish Premier League, the team told Iceland newspaper Morgunblaðið (via the Irish Times ).

Whatever their inspiration, Icelandic fandom can’t be beat. Almost the entire 92 percent of the population that couldn’t make it to the game against England on Monday made sure to watch it on TV. According to Spanish newspaper AS , 99.8 percent of Icelandic TV viewers watched the match (!!!).

“For Iceland as a country, this [tournament] means a lot,” Johannesson said. “It shows that if you set yourself a goal, work towards it, stick together and have discipline then anything can happen.”

France is currently favored to win 2/5, according to PaddyPower.com , but the host country seems to have learned from England’s mistakes and knows the match won’t be a walkover.

“Many people underestimate the smaller nations, thinking they’re inferior teams, but we know already from this tournament that playing them can be very difficult,” French star Patrice Evra said this week (via the Guardian). “You should never underestimate your opponent.”