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Cymru face Bangladesh first at inaugural under-15 World Cup

Wales begin their group matches in Baku on 24 October. The eight-a-side tournament gives every team a second phase after the opening groups.

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Dragon Park, the national football development centre in Newport, April 2013. Contextual archive, not Baku or the current under-15 squad. Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Dragon Park, the national football development centre in Newport, April 2013. Contextual archive, not Baku or the current under-15 squad. Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Cymru will begin their first FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival campaign against Bangladesh in Baku on Saturday 24 October, the FAW has confirmed. Drew Sherman’s team are in Group G with Portugal, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Burundi and Fiji. The event uses eight-a-side teams and matches of two 20-minute halves, with rolling substitutions.

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Group
G
Opening match
Bangladesh · 24 October
Format
8-a-side · two 20-minute halves

Source: FAW

Wales’s group programme

After the Bangladesh opener, Wales face Indonesia and Burundi on Sunday 25 October. Their final group matches are against Fiji and Portugal on Monday 26 October. Teams are allowed squads of 14. The FAW has also confirmed the travelling squad.

Every team keeps playing

Group results will place teams into six performance tiers for the second phase from 28 to 30 October. Every nation continues playing, with the top-tier winner becoming champion. The FAW says matches will be available on FIFA+. Supporters should check the live schedule for the latest start times before viewing.

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  1. How does it compare?

    • The format is eight-a-side, with two 20-minute halves and rolling substitutions. Squads may contain 14 players.

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    • Every team continues into one of six performance tiers after the opening groups; the second phase is 28–30 October.

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