"There will be physical difficulties between the first game and the second match."
Idman.Biz reports that these words were said by Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national team, while talking about the upcoming game with Ukraine after the 2026 World Cup match with France (0:3).
The Ukraine-Azerbaijan game will be held on October 13 in Krakow.
"The squad is wide. We have two days. We will try to recover. But if it is difficult, there will be changes in the squad. We have to play in this short time. Football players should get used to it. Our opponent Ukraine will also come from a difficult away game. We will talk to the players psychologically. We will also draw conclusions from the mistakes in this game," said Abbasov.
The Ukrainian national team was superior to Iceland in the away game it played today - 5:3.