Russia's U-15 team beats Sudan 12-0 at FIFA U-15 World Cup
Russia's U-15 youth team defeated Sudan 12-0 in the opening match of the World Championship and the International Federation of Football (FIFA) Festival, which is taking place in Azerbaijan, on Saturday, October 24.
Consensus
- Russia's U-15 football team played and won against Sudan in the FIFA U-15 World Cup
- The match ended with a score of 12:0 in favor of Russia
- The tournament is the first official FIFA event since February 2012 for Russian youth teams
- Russia's team is competing with the national flag and anthem
- The tournament is held in Azerbaijan
- The format is 8v8 with two 20-minute halves
- Russia's next match is against Sierra Leone on October 25
- The tournament includes 189 to 191 participating teams
Points of divergence
- The tournament is also referred to as a FIFA festival — fontanka
- Finland and other Nordic countries refused to send their youth teams due to Russia's participation — fontanka
- The match took place on Saturday, October 24 — vm
- The tournament includes 191 teams — vesti
- The Russian Football Union showed a new team kit in late September — fontanka
- The tournament will end on October 31 — vesti
- Offside is only called within 14 meters of the goal line — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russia's team scored 12 goals against Sudan at the start of the football World Cup — Фонтанка
- Russia's youth team began the FIFA festival with a 12-0 victory over Sudan — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia's youth football team defeated Sudan at the FIFA U-15 World Cup — Вести