Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Shevchenko after his arrival in Iceland told about his team's motivation for an important selection match for the 2018 World Cup.

"Definitely, the rival will be motivated, a full stadium is expected, because the tickets have already been sold for a long time. For us and for them it will be practically a decisive game.

We well know how the national team of Iceland plays. First of all, we should be afraid of the standard provisions, because this team is scoring very much from standards - after corner, penalty and throw out.

Based on this, and we will build our game plan, and on the quality of the game and content, I think we have much better performers. We will still work and tell the guys about the weaknesses of the opponent. We will prepare, "- said Shevchenko.

Recall that after 7 meetings held in the asset "blue-yellow" 14 points scored and 2 in the group. Croatia, which goes first, has two points more.

The match against Iceland will be held tomorrow, September 5th.