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Azerbaijan’s next opponent at the U-15 World Championship and festival in Baku has been confirmed. The team, coached by Famil Khalilov, will face Chile in the C Division round of 16, a competition for places 65-96.
The match will kick off at 11:30 on October 28 at Stadium 7B of the Hovsan Competition Complex. The winner will face the winner of the Belarus-Gibraltar match in the next round, while the losing side will play the loser of that fixture.
Other C Division matches
At 11:30, France will play Trinidad and Tobago, Japan will meet Mozambique, Benin will face Cuba, Uganda will take on Yemen, Tunisia will play Namibia, Nigeria will meet New Caledonia, Indonesia will face Moldova, Thailand will play Afghanistan, Panama will meet Kazakhstan, and Honduras will take on India.
Vietnam-Rwanda, Hungary-Malawi, Luxembourg-Liberia and Scotland-Nicaragua matches will begin at 12:45.
Azerbaijan’s progress in the tournament
Azerbaijan finished third in Group AF with nine points to qualify for the C Division. The team beat Timor-Leste 6-0, Andorra 1-0 and Israel 3-1, while losing 1-3 to Australia and 0-4 to Haiti.
According to the schedule, Azerbaijan will play five more matches from October 28 to 30. This will bring the team’s total number of matches in the tournament to 10.
Teams representing FIFA member associations from 189 countries are taking part in the world championship. About 1,000 matches are scheduled as part of the tournament.
The U-15 World Championship, which runs until October 30, is being held at the Hovsan Competition Complex. The final will take place at the Baku Crystal Hall.
