Eight matches will take place today in the qualifying round of the World Championship to be held in 2026. In the first match of the day, Hungary will face Ireland.
Idman.Biz informs that the Azerbaijan national team, competing in Group D, is preparing for its last game. The team led by Aykhan Abbasov will host the French national team in Baku today in the match of the VI round.
The match, which will be played at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium, will start at 21:00. Both teams will enter the match with losses. Elvin Jafarquliyev and Toral Bayramov will not be able to play in our national team. The guests traveled to Baku without their main stars - Kilian Mbappe, Eduardo Camavinga and Manu Kone.
The first match between these teams in Group D, which was held in Paris, ended with a 3:0 victory for the French. Currently, France is the leader of the group with 13 points and has already secured a place in the World Championship. Iceland and Ukraine share the second and third places with 7 points. Our national team is in the last place with 1 point and will finish the qualifying round in 4th place regardless of today's result.
In other matches, the Portuguese national team will face Armenia, Albania will face the English national team, the Serbian team will face Latvia, Ukraine will face Iceland, Israel will face Moldova, and Italy will face Norway.
World Cup 2026 qualifying stage
November 16
Group F
18:00. Hungary - Ireland
18:00. Portugal - Armenia
Group D
21:00. Azerbaijan - France
21:00. Ukraine - Iceland
Group K
21:00. Albania - England
21:00. Serbia - Latvia
Group I
23:45. Israel - Moldova
23:45. Italy - Norway