Two Azerbaijani players miss World Cup qualifiers due to passport issues

29 August 2025 12:45
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Two Azerbaijani players miss World Cup qualifiers due to passport issues

Two Azerbaijani national team players will miss the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Iceland and Ukraine due to passport issues.

Idman.biz, citing Teleqraf, reports that national team head coach Fernando Santos announced this at a press conference held at AFFA’s administrative building.

He stated that “Sumgayit” goalkeeper Mehdi Jannatov and Albanian club Partizani’s forward Vusal Isgandarli have passport problems.

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

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