Turkmenistan’s U15 national team has secured two victories at the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Baku. The Turkmen footballers defeated Hong Kong 2–1 and the Cook Islands 3–1, according to the news website Turkmenportal.

In Group L, the team also suffered defeats to Italy (1–5) and Qatar (0–4). After four matches, Turkmenistan has six points and sits in third place. The team’s leading scorer, Artem Chernov, has netted three goals. Guvanch Artykov, Serdar Agaev and Zehnetdin Sharafatdinov have scored one goal each.

Turkmenistan will play its final preliminary-round match against Benin on October 26. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Ashgabat time.

The national team consists of 14 players. The squad is led by head coach Aziz Kambarov, assisted by David Sarkisov. Sh amyrat Namrayev serves as team captain.

The tournament matches are played in an 8-a-side format on reduced-size pitches, with two 20-minute halves. After the group stage, teams are placed into playoff brackets according to their standings. Each national team will play a total of 10 matches in the tournament.