Iceland Coach: Nigeria Are Strong Opponents, No Group D Team Will Win 3 Games

Published: March 17, 2018

Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, March 16, Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has predicted that no team in Group D at the World Cup will win all their three group matches.

The Nordic country, who are set to appear in their first World Cup, will do battle with Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia.

''These are strong opponents, everyone knows. We are convinced that there will be no team in this group that wins all the games and there will be no team in this group losing all the games, " said Heimir.

"We think our potential is fine. If we have a good performance in Russia, we have a good chance of getting out of the group. ''

He added : ''Another advantage of a strong group is that if we get out of it, the next opponents who are waiting for us are no stronger than our team.

"The biggest challenge is to get out of the group, there's no point to stop us.''

To prepare Iceland for their World Cup fixture against Nigeria, the Football Association of Iceland have organized a friendly with Ghana on June 7, fifteen days before they tackle the Super Eagles in Volgograd.

Igho Kingsley

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