Today, the Azerbaijan national football team will face its next challenge.
According to Idman.biz, Azerbaijan will take on Slovakia in Round 4 of the Nations League.
The match, held in Baku, will mark the 303rd game in the national team's history. Azerbaijan played its first match on September 17, 1992, in the Georgian city of Tbilisi, losing 3-6 to Georgia. Since then, the team has played 302 matches.
In these games, our players have secured 61 victories, drawn 78 times, and suffered 163 defeats. The team has scored 234 goals and conceded 502.
This match will be the 164th official tournament game for the national team. In 163 previous matches across World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and the Nations League, our team has achieved 21 wins, 33 draws, and 109 defeats. The national team has scored 100 goals and conceded 326.
In the Nations League alone, Azerbaijan will play its 22nd match, having won 6 games, drawn 7, and lost 8. The team has scored 18 goals and conceded 22.
This home match will be Fernando Santos' fourth test as head coach. His team has yet to earn any points, suffering three defeats against Sweden, Estonia (1-3), and Slovakia (0-2). In these games, the team has scored 2 goals and conceded 8.
The match will take place on October 15, kicking off at 20:00.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
