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Today our national team will play its last match in the qualifying round of the World Cup 2026. According to Sport24.az, the team led by Aykhan Abbasov will face France in the 6th round.
The match, which will be held at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, will kick off at 21:00.
Both teams will enter the field with losses. Elvin Jafarguliyev and Toral Bayramov will not be in our team, while the guests arrived in Baku without their main stars Kilian Mbappe, Eduardo Camavinga and Manu Kone.
The match between these teams in Paris ended with a 3:0 victory for the French.
It should be noted that France is the leader of Group D with 13 points and has already secured a place in the World Cup. Iceland and Ukraine share 2nd-3rd places with 7 points. Our team is the last in the group with 1 point, and it is known that regardless of the result of this match, it will finish the qualifying round in 4th place.
World Cup 2026 qualifying round
Group D, Round VI
November 16
21:00. Azerbaijan - France 0:0 (First half)
Referees: Andris Treimanis, Haralds Gudermanis, Aleksey Spasennikovs, Vitalis Spasyoņņikovs (Latvia)
VAR: Kley Ruperti (Netherlands)
AVAR: Kristaps Ratnieks (Latvia)
Baku. Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Azerbaijan: Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Rahman Dashdemirov, Bahlul Mustafazade, Anton Krivotsyuk, Emin Mahmudov, Renat Dadashov, Khayal Aliyev, Elvin Badalov, Anatoli Nuriyev, Abdulla Khaybulayev, Gismat Aliyev
Substitute players: Aydin Bayramov, Salahat Agayev, Rufat Abbasov, Anatoli Nuriyev, Rufat Abdullazade, Nariman Akhundzade, Abbas Huseynov, Badavi Huseynov, Sabuhi Abdullazade, Jalal Huseynov, Mustafa Ahmadzade.
France: Lucas Chevalier, Malo Gusto, Kephren Thuram, Christopher Nkunku, Hugo Ekitike, Akliouche, Ibrahima Konate, Warren Zaire-Emery, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez
Substitute players: Brice Samba, Mike Maignan, Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Florian Thauvin, Michael Olise, N'Golo Kante, Rayan Cherki, William Saliba, Bradley Barcola
