Defender of the national team of Ukraine Nikolai Matvienko told about the preparations for the qualifying match of the World Cup 2018 against Iceland.

After a tense match with the Turkish team, confidently won by our guys, the players recovered from the usual pattern - sauna and massage.

"We relaxed the muscles a little," the defender of the national team of Ukraine Nikolay Matvienko said in an interview with the Great Football program on the Football 1 channel. - Before the long flight it was necessary to have a good rest. In the aftermath, we did not analyze the game against Turkey, but from myself I can say that the match was surprisingly successful: we managed to execute all the coaching settings ".

The Ukraine-Iceland match will be held on September 5, beginning at 21:45 Kyiv time. The match between these teams in Kiev ended in a draw 1: 1.