India Gears Up for Historic Debut at FIFA U15 World Cup in Azerbaijan | Sports-Games
The Blue Colts will play five qualification matches in three days as FIFA stages the inaugural 191-team youth festival.
- The India U15 men's team will compete in the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan this October, drawn into Group K alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos, and Senegal.
- Coach Bibiano Fernandes is leading The Blue Colts through a training camp at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru, preparing the squad before their departure to Baku.
- Matches utilize an 8v8 format featuring two 20-minute halves on pitches measuring 68 meters by 50 meters, with rolling substitutions permitted throughout the inaugural event.
- Qualification matches begin October 24, with India facing Laos, Cameroon, and Grenada before concluding against Bahrain and Senegal on October 26 at the Hovsan Competition Complex.
- With 191 national teams divided into 32 groups, the tournament encompasses 943 matches across six competition days, culminating in tier finals scheduled for October 30.
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India's U15 men's football team has been drawn into Group K for the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026. Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the team will play five qualification matches in Baku against Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos, and Senegal, starting October 24. The tournament features 191 national teams and an 8v8 format.
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NEW DELHI India have been drawn in Group K alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos and Senegal for the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026, scheduled to be held in Baku in October. The India U15 men’s team, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, will play five qualification-stage matches over three days at the Hovsan […]
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