Rwanda’s Underneath-15 nationwide staff has been drawn into Group Y of the inaugural FIFA World Cup & Competition 2026, the place they may face Côte d’Ivoire, Vanuatu, Albania, Turks & Caicos Islands, and Mauritania.
The event is scheduled to happen in Baku, Azerbaijan, from October 22 to 31, and can convey collectively 191 nations from throughout the globe.
FIFA World Cup & Competition was launched by world soccer governing physique, FIFA, as a part of its dedication to creating youth soccer. The competitors goals to offer a platform the place younger gamers from each member affiliation can compete on the worldwide stage, no matter their nation’s present soccer rating or standing.
On September 18, Rwanda realized its opponents after the official draw for the event’s preliminary stage, which options 32 teams.
Every collaborating nation will journey with a delegation consisting of 14 gamers, all born in 2011 or 2012, in addition to a most of six officers. Matches will probably be performed in an eight-a-side format, with eight gamers on the sector for every staff at any given time.
Video games will encompass two 20-minute halves, whereas event organizers have scheduled 10 matches per day throughout the 10-day occasion.
In whole, roughly 1,000 matches are anticipated to be performed all through the competition.
The event is anticipated to supply Rwanda’s younger abilities a priceless alternative to achieve worldwide expertise and showcase their talents in opposition to opponents from completely different soccer cultures around the globe.
