FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Ukraine vs Azerbaijan 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

  • 30': Oleksii Hutsulyak
  • 64': Ruslan Malinovskyi
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2 - 1
  • 45'+3': Vitaliy Mykolenko (OG)

Introduction

Ukraine are hosting Azerbaijan at Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego, Krakow, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 30': Goal! Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 0. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Own Goal by Vitalii Mykolenko, Ukraine. Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Bohdan Mykhailichenko replaces Yukhym Konoplia.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
  • 50': Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Anatoli Nuriyev.
  • 64': Goal! Ukraine 2, Azerbaijan 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksii Hutsuliak.
  • 71': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 71': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Bondarenko replaces Oleh Ocheretko.
  • 84': Substitution, Ukraine. Valerii Bondar replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  • 84': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rüstam Ahmadzada replaces Toral Bayramov.
  • 85': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Qismat Aliyev replaces Abbas Hüseynov.
  • 85': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Nariman Akhundzada.
  • 85': Substitution, Ukraine. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.
  • 90'+2': Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Murad Xaçayev replaces Abdulla Xaybulayev.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 6,995

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 France 6 16 0
-1 Ukraine 6 10 2
+2 Iceland 6 7 3
-13 Azerbaijan 6 1 5
Full Table

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
43.1 Possession 56.9
8 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
324 Accurate Passes 442
406 Passes 519
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 29
0.1 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 34
22 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
42 Effective Clearances 13
42 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

UKR Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
22 Mykola Matviyenko
13 Illia Zabarnyi
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
2 Yukhym Konoplia
15 Oleh Ocheretko
8 Ruslan Malinovskyi
19 Nazar Voloshyn
9 Oleksii Hutsulyak
11 Artem Dovbyk

AZE Azerbaijan (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK) Yellow Card
4 Bahlul Mustafazada
5 Anton Krivotsyuk
14 Elvin Badalov
3 Elvin Cafarquliyev
13 Abbas Huseynov
15 Abdulakh Khaybulaev
8 Emin Makhmudov
7 Anatolii Nuriev
17 Toral Bayramov
19 Nariman Akhundzade

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