The Malawi Under-15 Boys National Football Team’s unbeaten run came to a halt following two consecutive losses at the inaugural Fifa U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday.
The team lost 4-2 to Argentina in their final Group B match after suffering a 4-0 defeat to fellow African nation Algeria in the morning.
In a match monitored on Fifa Plus Television, Elisha Nyirenda opened the scoring for Malawi in the first half.
However, Argentina produced a comeback in the second half with two quick goals. However, Takutzwa Maluwe continued his fine form when he pulled Malawi level.
It was his fifth goal of the campaign.
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Argentina put the match beyond Malawi’s reach with two quick goals to snatch all the points.
Malawi finished the group stage with nine points following victories over Chinese Taipei (3-2) , Oman (1) in their opening three matches. (3-1) and Suriname (3-
Unlike the traditional World Cup format, teams are not eliminated at the group stage. This means Malawi and all participating nations progressed to the next phase, where they will be placed into six performers tiers (A-F) based on their group stage performances.
The next phase begins today, with teams playing additional classification matches against opponents determined by their respective tiers.
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The tournament will conclude this Saturday.
