Iceland goalkeeper Kari Arnason said today that his team has a good chance of knocking Croatia out of the playoffs and qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil next year.
"Now the chances are 50-50. We have good chances after the first game and we are ready to fight in the second leg," said Arnason.
The rematch of the play-off match for the World Cup in Brazil 2014 between Croatia and Iceland will be played tomorrow at 20.15:XNUMX at Maksimir in Zagreb. In the first match, last Friday, the teams played without goals in Reykjavík.
"I am satisfied with the first game, we played well. We didn't sleep much after the first game, especially me".
"I was thinking a lot, mostly positive. We are recovering physically and we will be ready for the game," said Arnason, who plays in the English third division club Rotherham.
Iceland will be weakened due to the injury of the first striker Kolbejn Sigthorson, who injured his ankle in the first match, and Olafur Skulason will not play tomorrow either due to a red card.
Alfred Finbogason and Ejdur Gudjonsen will play in the attack.
"I only played with Eidur for ten minutes in Reykjavik, but it is not difficult to understand him. We are all tense and excited, nothing can stop us now. We have character and a winning mentality," said Finbogason.
"We worked hard to get here, and we didn't do it just by luck. There is one more game left and we will see if we will rejoice or cry at the end".
"We know what we want and what our country wants. We have to repeat the game in defense and fix the release in attack. We have to score if we want to go to Brazil," he added.
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