Robert Prosinechki: The main thing is not to lose in first meeting

Baku. 2 December. REPORT.AZ/ "We are in a difficult group. It could be better and worse”.

Report informs, former head coach of the national team of Azerbaijan Robert Prosinechki said, assessing the chances of the Croatian national team, which acted in Group D in the final stage of the 2018 World Cup.

According to the Croatian specialist, the result of the first game is very important at the World Championships:"There are 6 months left till the mundial.During this time, you can be in good shape, comprehensively study the rivals.The main question is not to lose in the first meeting.From this point of view, for me the most difficult team is Nigeria. The result of the first game is important at major competitions.The team that started with the victory has more chances to move to the next stage.In this case, you have self-confidence.

At the 1998 World Championships, where we took bronze, after defeating the Jamaican team, we began to believe that we could successfully perform”.

Notably, the contract of Robert Prosinechki expiring this month with AFFA has not been renewed.