Azerbaijan national football team goalkeeper Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev is among the players who stood out with his confident performance in the WC-2026 qualifying round.
Idman.Biz reports about this based on UEFA's statistical data.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper appeared in all 4 matches of Group D in the qualifying round and made a total of 19 saves. This means an average of 4.75 saves per game. Stole Dimitrievski, a player of the North Macedonia team, also saved his team 19 times.
With these indicators, both football players share 11-12th place among 82 goalkeepers.
The first place in the list is held by Edoardo Colombo from the San Marino national team with 34 saves. Benjamin Buchel (Liechtenstein, 30 saves) is in second place, and Iker Alvarez (Andorra, 26 saves) is in third place.
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan national team conceded 11 goals and scored 2 goals in 4 qualifying matches for the WC-2026.