Bangladesh Crush Montenegro 4-0 to Reach Under-15 World Cup and Festival Semifinals

Bangladesh’s youngsters secured a place in the semifinals of the Under-15 World Cup and Festival with an impressive performance, thrashing Montenegro 4-0 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Mr. Pavel scored twice for Bangladesh, while Bayezid and Shabak netted the other two goals.

Mr. Bayezid gave Bangladesh the lead in the ninth minute. Mr. Pavel doubled the advantage in the 24th minute after the break, before Shabak scored the team’s third goal in the 34th minute. Two minutes later, Pavel completed his brace to seal a commanding victory for Bangladesh.

A total of 191 countries are participating in the youth World Cup, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Bangladesh finished fifth in Group C during the qualifying round.

The knockout stage is being held in Tier E, featuring 32 teams that finished fifth in their respective groups. Bangladesh have won three matches in this stage to reach the semifinals.

In this inaugural edition of the tournament, FIFA will determine six champions across six tiers.