Youths of the "Greens" Continue to Shine in the FIFA World Cup and Festival
The national team of players under 15 achieved another victory today, Sunday, in the FIFA World Cup and Festival taking place in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, from October 22 to 30.
After starting their campaign on Saturday with a historic win against Argentina, the "Greens" continued their impressive form in their second match today, securing a significant victory over Suriname with a score of five goals to nil.
Player Abdel Karim Mahrazi shone as the team's top scorer, netting a brace against Suriname, bringing his tally to 3 goals after scoring against Argentina yesterday, while the other goals were scored by Zoubidi, Antar, and Al-Aib.
The national team will face Chinese Taipei this afternoon in their third match of the FIFA World Cup and Festival, with the match kicking off at 16:30.
They will also play against Malawi tomorrow, Monday, at 08:30, followed by a match against Oman in the final round of the group stage starting at 15:15.
This is the first edition of this format featuring mini football, with eight players facing off against eight, and matches consisting of two halves, each lasting 20 minutes.
During the first qualifying round, teams compete within their groups in a mini-tournament format, with no team being eliminated at the end of this stage.
In the second round, teams will be distributed according to their results from the first round into six competitive levels from "1" to "6," with a winner determined in each level, but only the team crowned in level "1" will officially hold the title of World Champion for under 15.
