Ukraine, the opponent of the Azerbaijani national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round, won after two consecutive defeats.
Idman.biz reports that the team coached by Serhiy Rebrov won 2:1 against the New Zealand football players who qualified for the 2026 World Cup as part of the "Canadian Shield" tournament in Toronto.
Oleksiy Hutsulyak from "Polissya" and Oleksandr Zinchenko from "Arsenal" scored for the Ukrainians in the game where the goals were scored in the second half.
In the competition of four teams that played two games each, Canada won with 4 points. New Zealand took second place with 3 points, Ukraine took third place with 3 points, and Côte d'Ivoire took fourth place with 2 points.
The Ukrainians, who lost 2:4 to Canada in the first game within the "Canadian Shield" tournament, had previously lost 0:3 to Belgium in March within the UEFA Nations League.
It should be noted that the first meeting of Azerbaijani and Ukrainian football players in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round will take place on September 9 in Baku.
Idman.biz