Iceland Coach Explains Reason for Defeat

The head coach of the Iceland national team, Arnar Gunnlaugsson, shared his thoughts after Ukraine's 2–0 victory in the World Cup qualifying match. In this game, Iceland had a chance to advance to the playoffs with either a win or a draw.

"The Ukrainian national team scored fantastic goals, but it was very painful for us. There's a major issue in Icelandic football—it’s the loss of concentration at the end of matches.

Unfortunately, such a situation occurred today," said the coach to *sport.ua*. "This applies not only to the final minutes of the match but also to the closing moments of the first half.

Of course, a defeat is unpleasant, but this is football. Tomorrow, we will draw conclusions and move forward." In this group, France emerged as the leader with 16 points.

Ukraine accumulated 10 points, Iceland 7 points, and Azerbaijan finished with 1 point. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!