"As a football player, I also want to win. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen. But I believe that we will make our people happy in the near future."
These words were said by Abbas Huseynov, a member of the Azerbaijani national team.
The 30-year-old football player spoke about the match they lost 0:2 to Iceland in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup: "This is just the beginning. After Aykhan came, the character, determination and overall game process were well established. I believe that in the future we will perform better and make our people happy," he said in his statement to "teleqraf".
Abbasov noted that they will play for a successful result in the match against France, which will take place in 2 days: "Before the match with France, we will work and have a good rest. Although there is little time, we will do our best to at least make our people happy. We have a difficult opponent ahead, but we hope for a good result."
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan-France match will take place on November 16 at 21:00 at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium.