CS-2026 Qualifiers. A Familiar Unfamiliar Baku Stadium for the Ukraine National Team

The Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov in Baku, where today the national teams of Azerbaijan and Ukraine will meet in a qualifier for the 2026 World Cup (kickoff at 7:00 PM Kyiv time), is already familiar to our national team. It was here on February 28, 2006 that the blue-and-yellow team drew 0-0 with the home side in a friendly match. However, back then the stadium had not yet undergone its reconstruction, which took place in 2011-2012.

CS-2026 Qualifiers. A Familiar Unfamiliar Baku Stadium for the Ukraine National Team

Tofik Bakhramov Republican Stadium in Baku, where today Azerbaijan and Ukraine will meet in the qualification match for the 2026 World Cup (kickoff at 7:00 PM Kyiv time), is already familiar to our national team.

It was here on February 28, 2006 that the blue-and-yellow team drew with the hosts in a friendly match (0:0). However, at that time the arena had not yet undergone reconstruction, which took place in 2011—2012.