{
  "id": 8424778,
  "title": "FIFA Confirms Pakistan U-15 World Cup and Festival 2026 Schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fifa-confirms-pakistan-u-15-world-cup-and-festival-2026-schedule",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:41:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/19/fifa-confirms-pakistan-u-15-world-cup-and-festival-2026-schedule/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FIFA has announced the schedule for the U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 to be held in Azerbaijan. Pakistan will play five qualification-stage matches within three days as they are placed in Group AD alongside Cyprus, Gambia, Jordan, Nigeria, and South Sudan. Their campaign begins on October 24 with a match against Gambia at 3:30 p.m., followed by two matches each on October 25 and October 26.\n\nThe matches include Pakistan vs. South Sudan at 1:45 p.m. on October 25, Pakistan vs. Cyprus at 8:30 p.m. on the same day, Pakistan vs. Jordan at 12:30 p.m. on October 26, and Pakistan vs. Nigeria at 7:15 p.m. on the same day.\n\nThe FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 will feature players born in 2011 or 2012, with over 3,000 young players, coaches, and officials participating in the event. Matches will be played on 68-meter by 47-meter pitches, and full-size goals measuring 7.32 meters by 2.44 meters will be used.\n\nThe tournament consists of two stages - the qualification stage followed by the tournament stage. The qualification stage runs from October 24 to 26, with the tournament stage taking place from October 28 to 30. The tier finals and closing ceremony are scheduled for October 30. Winners will be crowned in each of the six performance tiers, with the team finishing at the top of Tier A declared the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 champion.",
  "summary": "FIFA has confirmed the schedule for the U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 in Azerbaijan, with Pakistan set to play … Read More The post FIFA Confirms Pakistan U-15 World Cup and Festival 2026 Schedule appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}