George McCartney was disappointed with the display in Latvia

Iceland v Northern Ireland
Reykjavik
Wednesday, 12 September
Kick-off: 1905 BST
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West Ham defender George McCartney is confident that Northern Ireland can bounce back with a win against Iceland in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier.

Victory in the Group F clash is vital to qualification hopes after Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Latvia.

"The belief has always been there and we will not give up," said McCartney.

"Qualification is not going to be easy - we've just got to forget about the Latvia result and concentrate on getting three points in Reykjavik."

He added: "We know we can't play well in every game but it was so disappointing against Latvia.

"They went into the match with a gameplan that worked and we failed to create any really good chances."

Manager Nigel Worthington maintains they have to focus on the job in hand and not worry about their opponents.

He is looking for the team to adopt a different mindset in Iceland to the one in Latvia.

The former Norwich boss said: "It will be all guns blazing against Iceland as we aim for the three points.

"It is an important match now, given what happened in Latvia.

"We have got to learn from that defeat and make sure we get it right on Wednesday.

Worthington defended his team selection after making two changes to the side that defeated Liechtenstein.

Stephen Craigan, who had played in the previous seven qualifiers, was dropped and replaced by Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.

Chris Brunt was also omitted at the expense of Stuart Elliott - and the team did not gel.

But Worthington said: "No matter what tactics or personnel you pick if you do not get the basics right, you are not entitled to win the game."