Pakistan’s Under-15 football team beat Bahamas 5-0 at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026, following up on its first win of the tournament.
Kaleemullah and Maqbool Ahmed scored twice. Pakistan now play Cook Islands tonight at 9:45pm PKT on Pitch 3A.
The win came after a 6-1 victory over Tonga, which gave Pakistan its first win at the tournament. Before that, Pakistan held two highly regarded opponents, Jordan and Nigeria, to 1-1 draws in a double-header and took its first two points.
Pakistan is taking part in a FIFA World Cup event for the first time. Head coach Ihsanullah Khan named a 14-member squad for the trip, while the team played five qualification-stage matches in three days.
Azerbaijan is hosting the first edition of the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival from October 22 to 31, 2026. Baku hosts matches at multiple venues including the Hovsan Competition Complex. FIFA brought together 189 national associations, and players born in 2011 or 2012 take part.
Organisers expect more than 3,000 young players, coaches and officials. Teams compete in six performance tiers, and the team that finishes on top of Tier A becomes the champion.
