Fernando Santos names Azerbaijan squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers - VIDEO

29 August 2025 11:46
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Fernando Santos names Azerbaijan squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers - VIDEO

The squad for Azerbaijan’s national team has been announced for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Iceland and Ukraine.

Our national team head coach Fernando Santos revealed the names of the players he called up at a press conference held at AFFA’s administrative building, Idman.biz reports.

The Portuguese coach invited the following players to the training camp, which will begin on September 1:

NAME/SURNAME

CLUB

1

Rza Jafarov

Neftchi

2

Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev

Qarabag

3

Aydin Bayramov

Zira

4

Abbas Huseynov

Qarabag

5

Qismat Aliyev

Zira

6

Bahlul Mustafazada

Qarabag

7

Elvin Badalov

Neftchi

8

Jalal Huseynov

Arda (Bulgaria)

9

Rahman Dashdamirov

Sabah

10

Anton Kryvotsiuk

Daejeon Hana City (South Korea)

11

Elvin Jafarguliyev

Qarabag

12

Toral Bayramov

Qarabag

13

Ismayil Ibrahimli

Zira

14

Jeyhun Nuriyev

Zira

15

Sabuhi Abdullazada

Sumgayit

16

Emin Mahmudov

Neftchi

17

Anatoliy Nuriyev

Sabah

18

Ozan Can Kokcu

Volendam (Netherlands)

19

Shahin Shahniyarov

Gabala

20

Mahir Emreli

Kaiserslautern (Germany)

21

Nariman Akhundzada

Qarabag

22

Renat Dadashov

Motor (Poland)

23

Musa Gurbanli

Qarabag

24

Khayal Aliyev

Sabah

In Group D, Azerbaijan will face Iceland on September 5 at 22:45 local time at the Laugar­dalsvollur Stadium, and Ukraine on September 9 at 20:00 at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.

Idman.biz