CS-2026. Azerbaijan — Ukraine: historical advantage on the side of blue-and-yellow supporters
Today in Baku at the Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov, Azerbaijan will play against Ukraine in a 2026 World Cup qualifier (kickoff at 7:00 PM Kyiv time), which will be the third meeting between the opponents in history.
Today in Baku at the Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov, Azerbaijan — Ukraine (kickoff at 7 PM Kyiv time) will take place, marking the third encounter between these rivals in history.
The opponents first met on this same stadium in a friendly match on February 28, 2006. That game ended in a scoreless draw.
Their second meeting also took place in a friendly match, but this time in Kyiv on August 15, 2006. Then thanks to successful strikes from Andriy Voronin, Serhiy Nazarenko, Ruslan Rotan, Oleksiy Gusiov, Andriy Vorobei and Oleksiy Belik, Ukraine defeated their opponent — 6:0.
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