Pakistan’s Under-15 team thrashed Cook Islands 7-1 at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026, extending its attacking run in Baku.
Ilhan Ali, Muhammad Alam, Danish Masih, Bakshi and Zain-ul-Abideen each scored once for the Shaheens. Kaleemullah added two goals.
Pakistan face Djibouti in the Tier F final today at 1:45pm.
The win followed a 5-0 victory over Bahamas, in which Kaleemullah and Maqbool Ahmed scored twice each. Before that, Pakistan beat Tonga 6-1 for its first win of the tournament. The team opened its campaign with 1-1 draws against Jordan and Nigeria in a double-header, which earned its first two points.
Pakistan is competing at a FIFA World Cup event for the first time. Head coach Ihsanullah Khan named a 14-member squad for the trip. 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 several venues, including the Hovsan Competition Complex. FIFA invited 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 champion.
