According to Offsideplus.az, Haji Aliyev, a three-time world and three-time European champion in the 65 kg weight category, will face Russian world champion Hajimurad Rashidov in the 1/8 finals. The match of these rivals at the 2019 World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, ended in a scandal. Aliyev claimed that he had been deliberately defeated and showed his dissatisfaction with the judges by showing them a red card.

Ahmadnabi Gvarzatilov (61 kg) will face Armenian Arman Yeloyan from France. Rashad Yusifli (79 kg) will wrestle against Turkish Muhammet Kotanoglu in the qualifying round, Abubakr Abakarov (86 kg) will wrestle against Ahmad Magomayev from Bulgaria in the 1/8 final, and Shamil Zubairov (97 kg) will wrestle against Moldovan Samhan Jabrailov in the 1/4 final. Today, Hajimurad Mahammadsaidov (92 kg) will also meet the winner of the pair Erhan Yaylaci (Turkey) / Mihai Palagia (Romania) in the bronze medal match. Gitinomahammad Hajiyev (70 kg) will face Georgi Bukur (Romania) and Jamaladdin Mahammadov (125 kg) will face Catriel Muriel (Argentina) in the consolation match.

Earlier, Greco-Roman wrestlers Islambek Dadov (67 kg) won silver, Eldaniz Azizli (55 kg) and Beka Kandelaki (130 kg) won bronze medals, and female wrestler Alice Manolova (65 kg) won bronze medals. The Individual World Cup will end on December 18.

61 kg

1/8 final: Ahmadnabi Gvarzatilov - Arman Yeloyan (France)

65 kg

1/8 final: Haji Aliyev - Hajimurad Rashidov (Russia)

79 kg

Qualifying round: Rashad Yusifli - Muhammet Kotanoglu (Turkey)

86 kg

1/8 final: Abubakr Abakarov - Ahmad Magamayev (Bulgaria)

97 kg

1/4 final: Shamil Zubairov - Samhan Jabrailov (Moldova)

Those who fight for medals

70 kg
1/8 final:  Gitinomahammad Hajiyev  - Mohammed Abdulkarim (Kuwait) 10: 0
1/4 final: Gitinomahammad Hajiyev -  Haydar Yavuz  (Turkey) 0: 6
Consolation match: Gitinomahammad Hajiyev - Georgi Bukur (Romania)

92 kg Category
:  Hajimurad Mahammadsaidov  - Strahinya Despic (Serbia) 11: 0
1/4 final:  Hajimurad Mahammadsaidov  - Alexandro Pankorbo (Spain) 5: 2
1/2 final: Hajimurad Mahammadsaidov -  Georgi Rubayev  (Moldova) 5: 5 *
Bronze medal match: Hajimurad Mahammadsaidov - Erhan Yaylaci (Turkey) / Mihai Palagia (Romania)

125 kg
1/8 final:  Jamaladdin Mahammadov  - Oktay Gungor (Turkey) 4: 2
1/4 final: Jamaladdin Mahammadov -  Robert Baran  (Poland) 0: 4
Consolation match: Jamaladdin Mahammadov - Katriel Muriel (Argentina)