{"id":1290671,"date":"2025-09-09T15:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/azerbaijan-ukraine-where-and-when-to-watch-the-2026-world-cup-qualifying-match\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:17:09","slug":"azerbaijan-ukraine-where-and-when-to-watch-the-2026-world-cup-qualifying-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/azerbaijan-ukraine-where-and-when-to-watch-the-2026-world-cup-qualifying-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan \u2013 Ukraine: where and when to watch the 2026 World Cup qualifying match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Tuesday, September 9, the Ukrainian national team will play the second qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. In Baku, the national team will meet with Azerbaijan, the game will start at 7:00 PM Kyiv time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> The match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will be of particular importance for both teams, as it will be a fight for the first points in Group D. Both Ukrainians and Azerbaijanis started the qualifying cycle with defeats: Serhiy Rebrov&#8217;s team lost to France 0:2, and Azerbaijanis suffered a crushing defeat to Iceland 0:5. So the meeting in Baku is turning into a fundamental duel, where a victory will allow them to remain in the fight for a place in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Where and when to watch the match?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> The match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will take place at the Tofik Bahramov Republican Stadium. The game will start at 19:00 Kyiv time.<\/p>\n<p> You can watch the match:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/megogo.net\/ua\/sport\/26795187-azerbaidzhan-ukraina.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MEGOGO<\/a> OTT platform (subscriptions &#8220;Optimalna&#8221;, &#8220;Sport&#8221;, &#8220;Maximalna&#8221; and &#8220;MEGOPACK N+S&#8221;);<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> free of charge \u2013 on the &#8220;MEGOGO SPORT&#8221; channel on digital broadcast T2 and cable networks.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p> According to bookmakers, Ukraine is the clear favorite of the match. The odds for a victory for Serhiy Rebrov&#8217;s team are 1.42, while for a win for Azerbaijan \u2013 8.50. A draw is estimated at 4.33.<\/p>\n<p> The official application of the Ukrainian national team for the match looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li> Goalkeepers: Heorhiy Bushchan, Anatoliy Trubin, Dmytro Riznyk.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Defenders: Yefim Konoplya, Taras Mykhavko, Oleksandr Svatok, Valeriy Bondar, Ilya Zabarny, Bohdan Mykhailichenko, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Mykola Matvienko.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Midfielders: Ivan Kalyuzhny, Georgy Sudakov, Oleksiy Gutsulyak, Mykola Shaparenko, Oleg Ocheretko, Nazar Voloshyn, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Artem Bondarenko, Oleksandr Nazarenko.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Forwards: Vladislav Vanat, Artem Dovbyk, Oleksandr Zubkov.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p> At the same time, Serhiy Rebrov will not be able to count on several key players &#8211; in particular, Viktor Tsygankov, Andriy Lunin, Roman Yaremchuk, Vitaliy Mykolenko and Oleksandr Tymchyk, who will miss the selection due to injuries.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>The path of the teams in the tournament<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Ukraine started Group D with an away match against France in Wroclaw, where they lost 0:2. Azerbaijan also lost away to Iceland with a score of 0:5.<\/p>\n<p> Currently, the tournament table is led by France and Iceland (3 points each). Ukraine and Azerbaijan have not yet scored points. The &#8220;blue and yellow&#8221; have key matches ahead, as only the group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup. The team that takes second place will play in play-offs.<\/p>\n<p> The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For the first time in history, 48 teams will compete in the finals.<\/p>\n<p> It was previously reported that on Tuesday, September 9, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/azerbaydzhan-ukraina-anons-ta-prohnoz-matchu-vidboru-chs-2026\/\">the Ukrainian national team will play its second match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers<\/a> . The \u201cblue and yellow\u201d team will face the Azerbaijani team. The match will take place in Baku at the Tofik Bahramov Republican Stadium and will start at 19:00 Kyiv time.<\/p>\n<p> The day before, after a 0:2 defeat to France in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhiy Rebrov said that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rebrov-prokomentuvav-porazku-zbirnoi\/\">the team needs to better complete its attacks and capitalize on its opportunities<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, September 9, the Ukrainian national team will play the second qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. In Baku, the national team will meet with Azerbaijan, the game will start at 7:00 PM Kyiv time. 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