I will only be satisfied with an Iceland victory: Hallgrimsson
BULLISH Iceland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson insists he expects nothing less than victory against Nigeria.
Iceland held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in their opening game and could take a giant leap towards the knockout stages with victory against the Super Eagles in Group D.
Iceland are the smallest nation ever to play in the World Cup, and after an impressive point against Argentina — where Hannes Halldorsson saved a Lionel Messi penalty — Hallgrimsson is confident.
He said: “We expect to win. We have rotated the team a lot during qualification and we are not afraid, we will not change our plans of what we have decided to do before the game.
“We take meetings where we talk about how we can progress, what we should do as a team.
“Everyone is on board, no one is trying to be bigger than the next guy and that is why this side is getting results above their individual quality. The collective value is higher than the individual value so I think that is the strength of the squad.
“No one is trying to take the spotlight for themselves and they normally give the other guys around them the credit and I think that is rare in football.”
While Hallgrimsson is optimistic, Nigeria boss Gernot Rohr believes the Super Eagles remain underdogs ahead of the game.
They lost 2-0 to Denmark and another defeat is likely to spell the end of their World Cup.