The Azerbaijani national team will host Iceland tomorrow in Group D of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round.

Offsideplus.az reports that our national team's head coach Fernando Santos attended a press conference before the match.

"Normally, every match is difficult. This is the first match of the group stage. It can be said that both teams are very enthusiastic. Everyone wants to start well from the first match. We will play away. The local team will also do its best in front of the audience. We have analyzed it, we know its characteristics. It is a very well-organized team. They fight well together. They try to have the ball. During this time, I have given my players enough information about Iceland. We will try to win in Iceland and return to Azerbaijan with a victory."

F. Santos, who announced that Emin Mahmudov will carry the captain's armband, said, "Will we and the whole world be surprised at the end of this road?" answered the question as follows:

"We just want to write history. Our players know this, each of us is working for it. We can say with certainty that the players will fight well on the field."

The journalists' trip to Iceland is being carried out with the support of Misli and AFFA.