Today, our national team will play its next match in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Sport24.az reports that the team, coached by Aykhan Abbasov, will face Iceland in the 5th round.
The match between the teams in Reykjavik in September ended with a 5-0 victory for the home team.
It should be noted that France is currently leading the Group D standings with 10 points. Ukraine is 2nd with 7 points, and Iceland is 3rd with 4 points. The Azerbaijani national team with 1 point is in the 4th - last place.
It should be noted that our national team will host France on November 16 at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium. The game will start at 21:00.
World Cup-2026, qualifying round
Group D, Round V
November 13
21:00. Azerbaijan - Iceland 0:1 (First half)
Goal: Albert Gudmundsson, 20
Referees: Nikola Dabanovic, Vladan Todorovic, Srdjan Jovanovic, Milos Boskovic (Montenegro)
VAR: Momcilo Markovic (Serbia)
AVAR: Aleksandar Zivkovic (Serbia)
Baku. 8th km settlement stadium.
Azerbaijan: Aydin Bayramov, Elvin Badalov, Bahlul Mustafazade, Anton Krivotsyuk, Abbas Huseynov, Emin Mahmudov, Abdulla Khaybulayev, Rufat Abbasov, Toral Bayramov, Khayal Aliyev, Nariman Akhundzade
Iceland: Elias Olafsson, Mikael Ellertsson, Daniel Gretarsson, Sverrir Ingason, Viktor Palsson, Johann Gudjohnsen, Isak Johannesson, Arnar Haraldsson, Kristian Hlynsson, Andri Gudjohnsen, Albert Gudmundsson