Sport24.az
The Azerbaijan national team will play its first match in Group D today as part of the WC-2026 qualifying round. Sport24.az reports that the team, coached by Fernandu Santos, will face Iceland away.
The match, which will be held at the "Laugardalsvöllur" stadium in Reykjavik, will start at 22:45 Baku time. The match will be managed by a team of referees from the Netherlands.
It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team will host Ukraine in the 2nd round.
WC-2026 qualifying round
1st round
Group D
22:45. Iceland - Azerbaijan 0:0 (First half)
Referees: Sander van der Eyk, Rens Blumink, Stefan de Groot, Mark Nagtegaal
VAR: Jeroen Manschot
AVAR: Clay Ruperti
Reykjavik. "Laugardalsvöllur" stadium
Iceland: 1. Elias Rafn Olafsson, 3. Daniel Leo Gretarsson, 5. Sverrir Ingason, 4. Viktor Palsson, 23. Mikael Ellertsson, 7. Hakon Haraldsson (c), 8. Isak Bergmann Johannesso, 16. Stefan Tordarson, 10. Albert Gudmundsson, 11. Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson, 22. Andri Gudjohnsen
Substitutes: 12. Hakon Valdimarsson, 13. Anton Einarsson, 2. Logi Tomasson, 6. Gisli Thordarson, 9. Saevar Atli Magnusson, 14. Thorir Johann Helgason, 15. Villum Villumsson, 17. Brinyolfur Villumsson, 18. Mikael Anderson, 19. Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, 20. Kristian Hlynsson, 21. Daniel Gudjohnsen
Head coach: Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Azerbaijan: 1. Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev, 2. Rahman Dashdemirov, 4. Bahlul Mustafazade, 14. Elvin Badalov, 3. Elvin Jafarguliyev, 13. Abbas Huseynov, 6. Sabuhi Abdullazade, 20. Ismayil Ibrahimli, 8. Emin Mahmudov (c), 10. Mahir Emreli, 19. Nariman Akhundzade
Substitutes: 12. Aydin Bayramov, 23. Rza Jafarov, 21. Gismat Aliyev, 18. Jalal Huseynov, 5. Anton Krivotsyuk, 16. Jeyhun Nuriyev, 7. Anatoli Nuriyev, 11. Ozan Can Kokcu, 9. Renat Dadashov, 17. Toral Bayramov, 22. Musa Gurbanli, 15. Khayal Aliyev
Head coach: Fernandu Santos
