Oge Hareide: "It would be a shame to lose to someone else, but losing to the Ukraine national team is OK"

Iceland head coach Oge Hareide summarised the results of his team's match against Ukraine (1:2) in the final play-off match of the Euro 2024 qualifying round yesterday in Wroclaw.

"We played a good first half, but we conceded too quickly after the break. Somehow then we tried to influence what was happening on the pitch, we went low, but we conceded the second goal. In general, I think the game was equal.

Zinchenko, who came on as a substitute changed the game of the Ukraine national team, it is a really strong footballer.

It would be a shame to lose today to someone else, but to lose to the Ukraine national team - it is okay.

Yes, we are all disappointed now, but we need to realise that we played against a strong team and continue to work further.

We are satisfied with the performance of our national team in this defensive cycle. We are building a new team, there are a lot of new players. Ukraine also has a young team. We need to build the same. The Nations League is coming soon, we will prepare for it, we are looking to the future," Hareide said on the air of "Suspilny".

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