India finished 87th at FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026. The Blue Colts defeated Cuba 6-4 in 87th-place play-off at the Hovsan Competition Complex Pitch 1B in Baku on Friday.
For Blue Colts, Victor Lalawmpuia (1’, 23’), Nibas Meetei Wahengbam (6’, 22’), R Lalremruatfela (12’, 27’) scored a brace each.
Overall, India won five matches against Laos, Cameroon, Bahrain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba. The team drew one match against Grenada and suffered four defeats against Senegal, Honduras, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. With this overall record, India finished 87th among 189 participating nations.
R Lalremruatfela concluded the tournament as India’s top scorer with nine goals, followed by Lalawmpuia with eight, Nibas with four, Macdonnish Ngairangbam and Ronandev Aheibam with three each, and C Lalhmingropuia and Soumojit Sarkar with one each.
India U15 Men’s Starting 8:
Dhannya Desai, Pratham Kumar, Nara Meitei Loushambam, Muhammad Sohil Khan, R Lalremruatfela, Nibas Meetei Wahengbam, C Lalhmingropuia, Victor Lalawmpuia
Substitutes:
Jenit Ningthoujam, Soumojit Sarkar, Birjit Singh Amom, Macdonnish Ngairangbam, Ronandev Aheibam, Deepak Singh Arambam
Picture Courtesy: AIFF Media
