Azerbaijan national team head coach Aydan Abbasov has announced the list of players called up for the October European World Cup 2026 qualifiers against France and Ukraine.

For these matches, the manager is counting on 26 players, reports the official website of the Azerbaijan Football Federation Association.

Squad for Azerbaijan National Team

Goalkeepers: Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev ("Karabakh"), Rza Jafarov ("Neftchi"), Aydin Bayramov ("Zira").

Defenders: Jalal Guseynov ("Arda Kirklareli", Bulgaria), Anton Krivocuk (Tajon Khan Citizens, South Korea), Elvin Jafarguliyev, Bahlu Mustafazade, Abbas Guseynov (all — "Karabakh"), Rahman Dashdamirov ("Sabah"), Elvin Badalov ("Neftchi"), Faiq Hajiyev ("Turan Tovuz"), Rahil Mammadov ("Araz-Nakhchivan").

Midfielders: Sabuhi Abdulzadeh ("Sumgait"), Anatoly Nuriyev, Abdulla Haybulayev (both — "Sabah"), Emil Mahmudov, Murdad Khachiyev (both — "Neftchi"), Kismet Aliyev, Jeyhun Nuriyev, Ismail Ibrahimli (all — "Zira"), Toral Bayramov, Nariman Ahundzade (both — "Karabakh").

Forwards: Renat Dadashov ("Motor" Lublin, Poland), Mahir Emreli ("Kaiserslautern", Germany), Musa Gurbaneli ("Karabakh"), Rustam Ahmedzadeh ("Sumgait").

Recall that the match of the 4th round of World Cup 2026 qualification group D between Ukraine and Azerbaijan national teams will take place on October 13 in Krakow at the "Krakowiak" stadium named after Józef Piłsudski (kick-off at 9:45 PM Kyiv time).