Sport24.az
"A difficult game awaits us against Ukraine this time. We drew in Baku. After Ukraine defeated Iceland, they have a good chance of taking second place in the tournament table." These words were said by Shahin Diniyev in his statement to Sport24.az.
The experienced specialist shared his thoughts on the game our national team will play against Ukraine in the D-2026 qualifying round:
"The opponent will want to show that the draw in Baku was a coincidence. Ukraine is an athletic team with a lot of physical strength. This may cause us problems. If the French were breaking through our defense with dribbling, the Ukrainians will prefer crosses from the flanks and playing on the "second floor". We were almost without the ball in the game against France. A team without the ball spends more energy. It is an open question how our team will recover in 3 days. We will play against a team with high physical functional preparation. I wish our national team success. I hope they will be able to achieve a successful result."
It should be noted that the Ukraine-Azerbaijan match will be held today at 22:45 Baku time in Krakow, Poland.
