Saturday 4th September 2004

Azerbaijan vs Wales

The game will be played at the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium in Baku, home to Azerbaijan club side Neftchi Baku.

The stadium bosts a capacity of 38,010 with 25,110 seats.  Designed by architects Consiarsi, Isayev and Sergeyev on a hill side overlooking the sea, it was built back in 1952.

The Azerbaijani Football Federation has only been in existence since 1992 and became affiliated to FIFA two years later.

They inherited the stadium named after the Azerbaijani linesman responsible for awarding the much-talked-about contentious goal in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final between England and Germany.

Having not made much of an impact on the international stage in their brief history, Azerbaijan have called on the legendary Brazilian Carlos Alberto Torres to help them try and qualify for the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

Click here to view an image of the ground.

If anyone is interested in booking a ticket for this match they should contact the FAW asap on 02920 372325.

Please note, you may now only apply for one ticket for an away match.

If you wish to have seats next to your friends, just send your application forms to the FAW in one envelope with the same type of payment (all cheque or all credit card).

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