Azerbaijan national team midfielder Anatoliy Nuriyev commented on the recent World Cup 2026 qualifier matches against France (0:3) and Ukraine (1:2).
Anatoliy Nuriyev’The match against the Ukrainian team was quite challenging. We had several opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of. Against such opponents, you have to use your chances. They pressed us throughout the game, and we conceded unnecessary goals. Ukraine is a good team, organized, but the result could have been different.
Reflecting on the two games, I’ll tell you that even against such strong teams, we wanted to earn some points; we tried to do it, but it didn’t work out.
I believe the upcoming match with Iceland in Baku will be completely different, and I hope we can take revenge. So let’s see how it goes,' Nuriyev said.
