"The Icelandic national team aimed to win before the match against Azerbaijan." Sport24.az reports that this was stated by Arnar Gunnlaugsson, the head coach of the Icelandic national football team, at a press conference.
The specialist shared his thoughts on the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup against the Azerbaijani national team:
"We were mainly thinking about winning.
We won thanks to a good game. I was very pleased with my team's performance. Despite the score, it took a lot of effort to do this."
It should be noted that the Iceland-Azerbaijan match ended with a 5:0 victory for the home team. (Report)