The Azerbaijan national football team will play its next match tomorrow in the third round of the UEFA Nations League, facing Estonia in Tallinn.
According to Idman.biz, this will be the 302nd match in the history of the Azerbaijan national team. The team played its first game on September 17, 1992, against Georgia in Gurjaani, which ended in a 3–6 defeat. Since then, Azerbaijan has participated in 301 matches, achieving 61 wins, 78 draws, and suffering 162 losses. Over these games, Azerbaijan has scored 233 goals and conceded 499. If Estonia scores in tomorrow’s game, it will mark the 500th goal conceded by the national team.
This match will also be the 163rd official tournament game for Azerbaijan. In its 162 previous matches in World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, as well as in the Nations League, the team has 21 wins, 33 draws, and 108 losses. With 99 goals scored, the national team is one goal away from reaching its 100th in official tournaments, while opponents have scored 323 times against them.
In the UEFA Nations League, Azerbaijan will play its 21st match. The team has 6 wins, 7 draws, and 7 losses, with 17 goals scored and 19 conceded.
This will be the third match for Fernando Santos as head coach of the Azerbaijan national team. His team is still seeking its first victory under his guidance, after suffering defeats to Sweden (1–3) and Slovakia (0–2) in the previous matches.
The match will take place on September 11 at 20:00 Baku time at Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
