The statement came from the head coach of the Azerbaijani national team Gianni De Biasi in an interview with the Polish website sport.tvp.pl, Offsideplus.az reports.

Evaluating the draw for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Italian said: "We will do our best. But we know we are from the 5th basket and we are not the favorites. We will do everything we can to play better and reach our full potential."

The 64-year-old head coach said that the situation during the Second Karabakh War did not affect the national team's work. "We did not play home games in Baku during the conflict. It was a big problem for us. The pandemic aggravates the situation. .

It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team will compete in Group A along with Portugal, Serbia, Ireland and Luxembourg in the qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Europe.