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Today, the Azerbaijani national team is playing its next match in the qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup.
Idman.biz reports that our team is hosting the Ukrainian team in Baku.
Ayxan Abbasov led our team into the game as head coach after Fernandu Santos was sent to resignation.
In the first minutes of the match, a penalty was almost awarded to the Azerbaijani team's goal. The Greek referee initially saw a foul in Bahlul Mustafazade's actions in the penalty area and pointed to the penalty spot, also "awarding" the defender with a yellow card. However, after reviewing the episode with the help of VAR, both decisions were cancelled. The first half ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, Sudakov put the visitors ahead in the 51st minute - 0:1.
WC-2026, qualifying round
September 9
Group D
20:00. Azerbaijan - Ukraine
Head referee: Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
Baku, Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium
Azerbaijan: 1. Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev, 3. Elvin Jafarguliyev, 4. Bahlul Mustafazade, 5. Anton Krivotsyuk, 8. Emin Mahmudov (k), 9. Renat Dadashov, 10. Mahir Emreli, 14. Elvin Badalov, 15. Abdulla Khaybulayev, 19. Rustam Ahmadzada, 21. Gismat Aliyev
Substitute players: 12. Aydin Bayramov, 23. Rza Jafarov, 2. Rahman Dashdemirov, 6. Sabuhi Abdullazada, 7. Anatoli Nuriyev, 11. Ozan Can Kokcu, 13. Abbas Huseynov, 16. Jeyhun Nuriyev, 17. Toral Bayramov, 18. Jalal Huseynov, 20. Ismayil Ibrahimli, 22. Musa Gurbanli
Ukraine: 12. Trubin, 2. Konoplya, 6. Kalyuzhny, 7. Vanat, 8. Sudakov, 13. Zabarny, 14. Ocheretko, 17. Zinchenko, 19. Bondarenko, 20. Zubkov, 22. Matviyenko (k)
Substitute players: 1. Bushan, 23. Riznik, 3. Mikhayko, 4. Svatok, 5. Bondar, 10. Shaparenko, 11. Dovbik, 15. Mikhaylichenko, 16. Voloshin, 18. Yarmolyuk, 21. Nazarenko
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0 |
It should be noted that France will host Iceland in the other match of our group.
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