The press service of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan has published the list of players called up to the Azerbaijan national team for the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. A total of 26 players are included in our opponents' squad.
Azerbaijan national team squad:
Goalkeepers: Shahruhdin Magomedaliyev (“Karabakh”), Rza Dzhafarov (“Neftchi”), Aydin Bayramov (“Zira”).
Defenders: Jalal Guseynov (“Arda Kardzhali”, Bulgaria), Anton Kryvotsyuk (“Tejeon Hana Citizen”, South Korea), Elvin Dzhafarghuliyev, Bakhlul Mustafazadeh, Abbas Guseynov (all — “Karabakh”), Rahman Dashdamirov (“Sabah”), Elvin Badalov (“Neftchi”), Faik Gadjiev (“Turan Tovuz”), Rahil Mamedov (“Araz-Nakhchivan”).
Midfielders: Sabukhi Abdulazadeh (“Sumgayit”), Anatoly Nuriyev, Abdullah Khaybullayev (both — “Sabah”), Emin Mahmudov, Murad Khachayev (both — “Neftchi”), Kismet Aliyev, Jeyhun Nuriyev, Ismail Ibrahimli (all — “Zira”), Toral Bayramov, Nariman Akhundzadeh (both — “Karabakh”).
Forwards: Renat Dadashev (“Motor” Lublin, Poland), Mahir Emreli (“Kaiserslautern”, Germany), Musa Gurbanli (“Karabakh”), Rustam Akhmedzadeh (“Sumgayit”).
We remind you that the 4th round qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Ukraine and Azerbaijan will take place on October 13 in Krakow at the “Cracovia” stadium named after Józef Piłsudski. The match will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.
