Azerbaijan national team has played the second match within the 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers. Azerbaijan in Group D hosted Ukraine in Baku.
The match at Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium ended in a draw 1-1. Emin Mahmudov scored the goal for Azerbaijan national team from a penalty kick in the 72nd minute.
Azerbaijan vs Ukraine – 1-1
Goals: Emin Mahmudov, 72 (pen.) - Georgi Sudakov, 51
Azerbaijan: 1. Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev, 3. Elvin Jafarguliyev, 4. Bahlul Mustafazada, 14. Elvin Badalov, 5. Anton Krivotsyuk, 21. Gismet Aliyev (13. Abbas Huseynov, 66), 15. Abdula Khaybulayev (6. Sabuhi Abdullazada, 78), 8. Emin Mahmudov (c), 19. Rustam Ahmadzada (17. Toral Bayramov, 53), 9. Renat Dadashov (7. Anatoly Nuriyev, 66), 10. Mahir Emreli (22. Musa Gurbanli, 66)
Substitutes: 12. Aydin Bayramov, 23. Rza Jafarov, 2. Rahman Dashdemirov, 11. Ozan Kokcu, 16. Jeyhun Nuriyev, 18. Jalal Huseynov, 20. Ismayil Ibrahimli
Head coach: Aykhan Abbasov
Ukraine: 12. Anatoly Trubin, 13. Ilya Zabarny, 22. Mykola Matviyenko (c), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (15. Bogdan Mykhaylychenko, 84), 2. Yukhim Konoplya, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhny (18. Yegor Yarmolyuk, 61), 14. Oleg Ocheretko (10. Mykola Shaparenko, 75), 19. Artyom Bondarenko (16. Nazar Voloshin, 75), 8. Georgi Sudakov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 7. Vladislav Vanat (11. Artyom Dovbik, 61)
Substitutes: 1. Georgiy Bushan, 23. Dmytro Ryzhnik, 3. Taras Mikhavko, 4. Oleksandr Svatok, 5. Valery Bondar, 21. Oleksandr Nazarenko
Head coach: Serhiy Rebrov
Note that Azerbaijan national team will play the next match within the Group away against France on October 10.
