Tuesday, September 9 in Baku at the Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov, a match of the second round group stage qualifier for the 2026 World Cup in Group D between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will take place (kickoff is at 7 PM Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup for the Ukrainian national team: 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 22. Mykola Matviyenko (c), 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, 14. Oleg Okherechko, 19. Artem Bondarenko, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 7. Vladyslav Vanat.

Substitutes: 1. Georgiy Bushchan, 3. Taras Mykhavko, 4. Oleksandr Svatak, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 9. Oleksiy Hutsulak, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Dovbik, 15. Bohdan Mikhaylichenko, 16. Nazar Voloshyn, 18. Yegor Yamoluk, 21. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 23. Dmitro Riznyk.

Of the players who are in Baku, Vladyslav Dubynchak did not make it to the squad.

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The broadcast of today's match will be provided by MEGOGO media service in the "Football" section under "Sports", on the channel "MEGOGO Football First" and on a separate pop-up channel in the "Television" section.

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The blue-and-yellow have already played once at the Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov, where today's match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will take place.

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Today in Baku, during the match, meteorologists predict a hot almost windless weather with temperatures reaching +28 degrees Celsius.

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In the FIFA ranking published on July 10, our today's opponent, Azerbaijan's team, is ranked 122nd. The Ukrainian national team occupies the 26th position in this registry.

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The refereeing crew for today's match will be from Greece, led by Vassilis Fotiatis.

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Today's match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will be the third meeting in history. The blue-and-yellow have an advantage in these encounters so far.

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In addition to the match in Baku, another qualifier will take place today in our group: at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France's national team will host Iceland (kickoff is at 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Today's match, Ukraine will play in yellow kits. Azerbaijan will wear blue.

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Ukraine's national team squad for the match against Azerbaijan (by numbers)

1. Georgiy Bushchan, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 3. Taras Mykhavko, 4. Oleksandr Svatak, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, 7. Vladyslav Vanat, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 9. Oleksiy Hutsulak, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Dovbik, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Oleg Okherechko, 15. Bohdan Mikhaylichenko, 16. Nazar Voloshyn, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Yegor Yamoluk, 19. Artem Bondarenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 23. Dmitro Riznyk.

Of the players who are in Baku, Vladyslav Dubynchak did not make it to the squad.