{"id":78716,"date":"2026-09-19T03:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78716"},"modified":"2026-09-19T03:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:03:46","slug":"dzw-014277f2a4e386927638d44e5d395404d143555f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78716","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-15 World Cup Welcomes Algerian National Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a>&#39;s U-15 national <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">football<\/a> team is preparing to participate in the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival 2026&#x2122;, scheduled to commence on October 24 in Azerbaijan. The young Algerian squad has been placed in Group B for the first round, where they will compete against national teams from Argentina, China Taipei, Malawi, Oman, and Suriname. This significant international event will feature 192 nations from the 211 FIFA member associations, structured into 32 groups of six teams each, highlighting a broad global representation in youth football.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of coach Karim Ziani, the Algerian U-15 team will experience a novel tournament format designed to prioritize player development and enhance the competitive experience. Matches will adopt an 8-a-side structure with two 20-minute halves, played on specially sized pitches. The competition&#39;s initial phase will involve qualifying matches that determine rankings for a subsequent tournament phase, ensuring all participating teams engage in a comprehensive series of games. The Hovsan <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">Sports<\/a> Complex in Baku will host approximately 1,000 matches over six days, culminating in group finals at the iconic Crystal Hall.<\/p>\n<p>This participation underscores Algeria&#39;s commitment to nurturing its young football talent and providing them with invaluable international exposure. The tournament&#39;s innovative approach, which combines senior national team performance data with youth team activity to create balanced groups, aims to offer an optimal developmental environment. Algerian players born in 2011 or 2012 are eligible to compete, joining over 3,000 young athletes, coaches, and officials expected to attend, marking a notable moment for the future of Algerian football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria&#8217;s U-15 national football team is set to compete in the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival 2026&#x2122; in Azerbaijan, where they will face Argentina, China Taipei, Malawi, Oman, and Suriname in Group B. This marks a significant step for Algerian youth football on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78717,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78716\/revisions\/78717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}