Intro:

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and midfielder Theodor Elmar Bjarnason appeared to relish the prospect of facing the Czech Republic at Plzen's Doosan Arena rather than in Prague.

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SOUNDBITE: Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland coach

"We had a training session this morning in which every player participated. Everyone gave it their all, as it should be. Everyone wants to play a game like this one."

SOUNDBITE: Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland coach:

"It's not a given that we'll have the same starting eleven, even with our recent success. Many players outside the starting eleven played a good game against Belgium on Wednesday, so that keeps us on our toes."

SOUNDBITE: Theodor Elmar Bjarnason, Iceland

"Everyone is fit and we're all raring to go. All the outside factors are in place so now it's just up to us to perform on the pitch."

SOUNDBITE: Theodor Elmar Bjarnason, Iceland

"We will focus more on what we are going to do, rather that speculate on what they might do. We'll play to our strengths and go for the three points, rather than trying to defend the one point we have at kick-off."