The Azerbaijan national team played its final match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers today.
According to Offsideplus.az, their opponent was the France national team.
The first encounter between the sides ended with Didier Deschamps’ team winning 3-0.
The match kicked off at 21:00 Baku time.
Ayxan Abbasov will be unable to use four players in today’s game: Toral Bayramov, Elvin Cəfərquliyev, Mahir Emreli, and Rüstəm Əhmədzadə.
Shahruddin Məhəmmədəliyev started in goal.
France has already secured first place in the group, while it is clear that Azerbaijan will finish as the group’s outsider.
The match kicked off at 21:00 Baku time.
World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers
November 16 (Sunday)
21:00 Azerbaijan 1–3 France
Goals: Renat Dadashov (4'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (17'), Amagnes Akiouş (30'), Shahruddin Məhəmmədəliyev (own goal, 45')
>Venue: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Lineups:
Azerbaijan: Shahruddin Məhəmmədəliyev, Rahman Dashdemirov, Bahlul Mustafazade, Anton Krivotsyuk, Emin Mahmudov, Renat Dadashov, Khayal Aliyev, Elvin Bedelov, Ceyhun Nuriyev, Abdulla Khaybulayev, Gismat Aliyev
France: Luka Chevalier, Malo Gusto, Khephren Thuram, Christopher Nkunku, Hugo Ekitike, Manes Akliuş, Ibrahima Konate, Warren Zaire-Emery, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez
