Today, the Azerbaijani national team will play its next match in the World Cup 2026 qualifying round.
Idman.biz reports that our team will host the Ukrainian national team in Baku.
Since both teams lost their first match, the meeting is of great importance. Aykhan Abbasov, who will lead the national team as head coach after Fernando Santos' dismissal, will try to make people forget the Iceland embarrassment. The Ukrainians have come to Baku in search of their first victory.
World Cup 2026, qualifying round
September 9
Group D
20:00. Azerbaijan - Ukraine
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 (c), 9. Renat Dadashov, 10. Mahir Emreli, 14. Elvin Badalov, 15. Abdulla Khaybulayev, 19. Rustam Ahmadzada, 21. Gismat Aliyev
Substitutes: 12. Aydin Bayramov, 23. Rza Jafarov, 2. Rahman Dashdamirov, 6. Sabuhi Abdullazade, 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. Zabarnyi, 14. Ocheretko, 17. Zinchenko, 19. Bondarenko, 20. Zubkov, 22. Matviyenko (c)
Substitutes: 1. Bushan, 23. Riznyk, 3. Mikhayko, 4. Svatok, 5. Bondar, 10. Shaparenko, 11. Dovbyk, 15. Mykhaylichenko, 16. Voloshyn, 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 |
Note that France will host Iceland in the other match of our group.
Idman.biz