Head coach of the Slovak national team: Azerbaijan national team can earn points in home match

Baku. 4 February. REPORT.AZ / "The result of the draw could have been worse. I'm glad that we escaped Spain and Germany," Pavel Hapal, the head coach of the Slovak national team, which is in the same group with Azerbaijan in the qualifying round of Euro 2020, told in his interview to Przeglad Sportowy, .

The 50-year-old Czech specialist noted that the teams of the group are at the same level.

In his opinion, the Azerbaijani national team is able to earn points at home match: "We have a group of strong teams of the same level. Croatia is in second place in the FIFA ranking. Wales is a semi-finalist of the last European championship. Hungary is also a good team. The Azerbaijani national team can earn points in home matches, because it is a difficult rival. The favorite is Croatia. We also hope to move forward."

Notably, Azerbaijani team will compete in group E together with the teams of Croatia, Wales, Slovakia and Hungary. The team will play a home match against Slovakia on June 11, while the away match will take place on November 19.