Iceland assistant coach Helgi Kolviðsson says the game against Nigeria will be difficult but that his team are capable of securing a win against the Super Eagles in Friday ’s Group D fixture at the World Cup in Russia, reports
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The debutants held two- time winners Argentina to a 1 - 1 draw in their first game on Saturday at the Spartak Stadium .
They will be up against the Super Eagles on Friday at the Volgograd Arena in their second ever game in the competition.
“ We can win everyone . It ’ s just that way . We always believe in ourselves no matter who the opponent is . We are not going to underestimate Nigeria ,” Kolviðsson stated in an interview with Visir . is .
“ We know their team are extremely strong . They will also want to win as well so it will be a tricky game . It will be like a World Cup final . ”
Iceland got a firsthand of what to expect against the Super Eagles in their 2 - 2 draw against Ghana prior to the competition.
“ In the friendly game against Ghana we saw a lot of things similar to Nigeria . What we know is that the players are extremely quick and good at counter attacks , ” he added .
“ It could therefore be much more dangerous if we lose the ball against them . The types of players, they go a lot on one on one and sometimes its hard to figure them out . ”
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