U-15 World Championship: Azerbaijan national team defeated Gibraltar team

The Azerbaijan national team played another match at the FIFA U-15 World Championship and Festival being held in Baku.

As reported by Oxu.Az, the players coached by head coach Famil Khalilov faced their peers from Gibraltar in the battle for 81st-96th places in Division C.

The game, held at the Govsany Sports Complex stadium, ended with a victory for the Azerbaijani team with a score of 5:1.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijan national team finished third in Group AF and thereby earned a spot in Division C. However, in the first match at this stage of the tournament, the team lost to Chile (1:3).

In the group stage, the Azerbaijan national team secured victories over Timor-Leste (6:0), Andorra (1:0), and Israel (3:1). At the same time, the Azerbaijani footballers suffered defeats against their peers from Australia (1:3) and Haiti (0:4). Thus, our team finished the group stage in Group AF in third place with 9 points.

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The Azerbaijan national team played another match at the FIFA U-15 World Championship and Festival being held in Baku.

As reported by Oxu.Az, the team coached by Famil Khalilov faced Chile in the Round of 16 for 65th-96th places in Division C.

In the match held at the Govsany Sports Complex, the opponent won with a score of 3:1.

Thus, the Azerbaijan national team will face Gibraltar in the next game. The opposing team lost to Belarus 0:6 in the Round of 16.

The Azerbaijan - Gibraltar match will begin today at 18:15.

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The Azerbaijan national team will play another match at the FIFA U-15 World Championship and Festival being held in Baku.

As reported by Oxu.Az, the team coached by head coach Famil Khalilov will face Chile in the Round of 16 of Division C (for 65th-96th places).

The match will kick off at 11:30 at Stadium 7B of the Govsany Sports Complex.

The winner of this encounter will play the winner of the Belarus - Gibraltar pair in the next round, while the losing team will face the loser of the same match.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijan national team advanced to Division C after finishing third in Group AF. The national team defeated Timor-Leste 6:0, Andorra 1:0, and Israel 3:1, while also losing to Australia 1:3 and Haiti 0:4. As a result, the team finished the group stage in third place with 9 points.

According to the schedule, from October 28 to 30, the Azerbaijan national team will play five more matches. Thus, the total number of games for the national team in the tournament will reach ten.

Teams representing FIFA member associations from 189 countries around the world are participating in the championship. Approximately 1,000 matches will be played during the tournament.

The U-15 World Championship, which will conclude on October 30, is being held at the Govsany Sports Complex. The final match of the tournament will take place at Baku Crystal Hall.