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CS-2026 Qualifiers. Iceland national team coach Arnar Gunnleifsson: "From the perspective of an opponent, these were wonderful goals..."
The head coach of Iceland, Arnar Gunnleifsson, commented on his team's loss to Ukraine (0:2) in the decisive match of the 2026 World Cup qualification group stage. "From the perspective of the opponent, these were excellent goals, but from the perspective of Iceland, they are terrifying."
The head coach of Iceland's national team, Arnar Gunnleifsson, commented on his team's defeat to Ukraine (0:2) in the decisive match of the 2026 World Cup qualification group stage.
"From an opponent's perspective, these were great goals, but from Iceland's perspective, they are terrible. Of course, I can say that there is a problem in Icelandic football when we lose concentration at the end of matches. This happened today as well."
I'm not only talking about the second half. I also saw how we lost concentration at the end of the first half. But this is football. Today, I congratulate Ukraine on their victory and advancing to the playoffs. We have to accept this result. Of course, losing hurts. But this is sports. Tomorrow we will wake up stronger and move forward," — Gunnleifsson said among other things.
