Former player of the national team of Ukraine Valery Kryvensov He commented on a draw against the National Team of Azerbaijan (1: 1) in the match of the 2nd round of qualification to the World Cup 2026:
“It was unexpected for me that the Azerbaijan team chose an obviously protective game in a home match – 5 defenders. I do not know how much it was for our team …
As for the match as a whole, I only have positive impressions of football performed by the national team of Ukraine. Our boys played, not tortured, tried to overcome the rich defense, scored a good goal. The result of this confrontation is absolutely not natural. ”
Source: Sport.ua