Azerbaijan U-15 team to play Afghanistan in final match

Azerbaijan’s under-15 national football team will play its final match at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival today. The team, coached by Famil Khalilov, will face Afghanistan in a match for 83rd place. Kick-off is at 11:30 at the Hovsan Olympic Complex.

Azerbaijan finished third in Group AF with nine points and advanced to Division C. The team beat Timor-Leste 6-0, Andorra 1-0 and Israel 3-1, but lost 1-3 to Australia and 0-4 to Haiti.

In earlier Division C matches for places 81-96, Azerbaijan lost 1-3 to Chile and 2-4 to Vietnam, then beat Gibraltar 5-1 and Mozambique 4-1.

Teams representing FIFA member associations from 189 countries are taking part in the tournament. Nearly 1,000 matches are scheduled. The competition, which concludes today, is being held at the Hovsan Racecourse, while the final will take place at the Baku Crystal Hall.

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On October 29, Azerbaijan beat Mozambique 4-1 in Division C.