France vs Azerbaijan Prediction 10.10.2025 | WC Qualifiers

While they recorded a routine 2-0 thrashing of Ukraine on the opening day, the French were unexpectedly tested by Iceland in matchday two, but ultimately managed to grind out a narrow 2-1 victory despite falling behind on the scoreboard.

After navigating their first two qualifying hurdles in style, Les Bleus quickly claimed the top spot in Group D, taking confident strides toward their eighth consecutive appearance at the world’s biggest stage.

Now on a run of three straight wins in any format, Didier Deschamps’s troops are heavy favourites to extend that streak when they take on Azerbaijan, a team they famously crushed 10-0 in one of the most lopsided results in their history.

France head into the October qualifiers with a few fresh faces, as PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier could make his debut against Azerbaijan, while Jean-Philippe Mateta looks to seize the chance to impress in the absence of key forwards.

Azerbaijan’s bid to reach the World Cup finals for the first time in their history got off to a nightmare start, as they were battered and bruised in their opening qualifying trip to Iceland, suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat.

Right after the opening day debacle, Fernando Santos was dismissed, and the national federation reacted swiftly by appointing Aykhan Abbasov as interim coach – a move that proved highly successful, as he guided the team to a valuable 1-1 draw against Ukraine in his debut.

On the negative side, while the point gained on matchday two offered a brief sense of relief, it only served to underline the troubling reality that the Milli komanda have now gone 12 matches without tasting victory in any format, suffering defeat in nine of them.

Zira goalkeeper Aydin Bayramov has earned his first national team call-up, though it’s unlikely he’ll replace Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev, who is set for his 32nd international appearance.