2025 WMF World Cup

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The 2025 WMF World Cup was the fifth edition of the WMF World Cup, the biennial world championship for national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was played in Baku in Azerbaijan between 21 May and 1 June 2025.[1] Romania were the defending champions.[2] Hosts Azerbaijan defeated Hungary 4–2 in the final, to win the title.[3]

Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates21 May – 1 June
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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2025 WMF World Cup
2025 WMF Dünya Kuboku
Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates21 May – 1 June
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Azerbaijan (1st title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place Serbia
Fourth place Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Ondřej Paděra (7)
Portugal Tiago Lapa (7)
Best playerAzerbaijan Ramiz Çovdarov
Best goalkeeperSerbia Vladimir Bajić
← 2023
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Venue

All matches will take place at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.[4][5]

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Baku
National Gymnastics Arena
Capacity: 9,000
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Teams

Participating nations

The tournament will feature 32 teams divided into eight groups. Teams will begin arriving in Baku for the tournament on 19 May.[6] Teams of Bahrain, Chad, Indonesia, Israel, Mauritania, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey and Uzbekistan will compete in the WMF World Cup for the first time.[7]

More information Qualifying tournament, Team ...
Qualifying tournament Team Total First Last Previous best performance
African Minifootball Confederation
(2024 African Minifootball Cup)		  Chad 1stDebut
 Egypt 2nd2023Round of 16 (2019)
 Ghana 3rd20192023Round of 16 (2019)
 Mauritania 1stDebut
 South Africa 2nd2019Group stage (2019)
Asian Mini Football Championship  Bahrain 1stDebut
 India 5th20152023Group stage (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
 Thailand 3rd20192023Round of 16 (2023)
 Uzbekistan 1stDebut
European Minifootball Federation  Azerbaijan 2nd2023Fourth place (2023)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2nd2017Round of 16 (2017)
 Bulgaria 2nd2023Round of 16 (2023)
 Czechia 5th20152023Champions (2017)
 England 3rd20192023Round of 16 (2023)
 France 3rd20172023Quarter-finals (2017)
 Georgia 2nd2023Round of 16 (2023)
 Hungary 4th20172023Third place (2023)
 Israel 1stDebut
 Kazakhstan 4th20152023Runners-up (2023)
 Montenegro 2nd2023Round of 16 (2023)
 Poland 1stDebut
 Portugal 4th20172023Round of 16 (2023)
 Romania 5th20152023Champions (2023)
 Serbia 4th20152023Round of 16 (2019)
 Slovakia 3rd20192023Quarter-finals (2019, 2023)
 Slovenia 1stDebut
 Spain 3rd20172023Fourth place (2017)
 Turkey 1stDebut
 Ukraine 3rd20192023Quarter-finals (2019)
Panamerican Minifootball Federation  Costa Rica 1st2019Round of 16 (2019)
 Mexico 5th20152023Champions (2019)
 United States 5th20152023Champions (2015)
Wild cards  Argentina 3rd20172019Group stage (2017, 2019)
 Indonesia 1stDebut
 United Arab Emirates 2nd2023Quarter-finals (2023)
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Draw

The draw for the group composition was held in Baku on 12 March 2025.[8] The draw ceremony was attended by Qarabağ FK head coach Gurban Gurbanov, Zira FK head coach Rashad Sadigov, former player of the Azerbaijan minifootball team Seymur Mammadov, and Portuguese footballer Nani.[9]

Egypt was eliminated from the tournament and replaced by the United Arab Emirates due to administrative problems, while South Africa was also eliminated and replaced by Argentina due to financial problems.[10] Mexico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Indonesia.

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Azerbaijan (Host)
 Romania
 Kazakhstan
 Serbia
 Hungary
 Mexico →  Indonesia
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia		  Bulgaria
 Montenegro
 United States
 France
 Ukraine
 Georgia
 Mauritania
 Ghana		  England
 Portugal
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Thailand
 Egypt →  United Arab Emirates
 Chad
 Spain
 Slovenia		  Poland
 India
 Turkey
 Costa Rica
 Israel
 Bahrain
 Uzbekistan
 South Africa →  Argentina
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Group stage

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Mauritania 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4[a]
4  Slovenia 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
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  1. [a]
    Head-to-head: Mauritania 2–0 Bahrain
More information Azerbaijan, 1–1 ...
Azerbaijan 1–1 Bahrain
Mirmehdi Rzayev 15' Report
  • Ahmed Antar 25'
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More information Mauritania, 1–1 ...
Mauritania 1–1 Slovenia
  • Mohamed Vall Kbeiduche 40'
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  • Mario Skuhala 30'
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More information Mauritania, 2–0 ...
Mauritania 2–0 Bahrain
  • Mohamed Baghayoko 13', 30'
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More information Slovenia, 0–4 ...
Slovenia 0–4 Azerbaijan
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  • Elvin Əlizadə 10'
  • Mirmehdi Rzayev 11'
  • Xətai Bağırov 25'
  • Kamran Abdullazadə 40'
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More information Bahrain, 4–1 ...
Bahrain 4–1 Slovenia
  • Ahmed Antar 11'
  • Hasan Ahmed 40'
  • Ali Al-Araibi 44'
  • Salman Muhammad 45'
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More information Azerbaijan, 2–0 ...
Azerbaijan 2–0 Mauritania
  • Werzeg Betah 42' (o.g.)
  • Ramiz Çovdarov 50+2'
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4[a]
4  Chad 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
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    Head-to-head: Romania 2–1 Uzbekistan
More information France, 1–0 ...
France 1–0 Chad
Giovanni Calandrau 50+1' Report
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More information Romania, 2–1 ...
Romania 2–1 Uzbekistan
  • Constantin Dumitrașcu 2'
  • Andrei Șumălan 18'
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  • Asror Ruzmatov 5'
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More information France, 3–3 ...
France 3–3 Uzbekistan
  • Skender Si Chaib 10'
  • Kévin Kistohurry 19'
  • Dylan Rozier 50'
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  • Doniyorbek Khasanov 3'
  • Asror Ruzmatov 8'
  • Elyor Omonjonov 41'
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More information Chad, 4–2 ...
Chad 4–2 Romania
  • Ahmat Yacoub 20'
  • Brahim Ali 29', 41'
  • Sidik Moussa 50'
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  • Viorel Șaim 2'
  • Constantin Dumitrașcu 26'
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More information Uzbekistan, 3–0 ...
Uzbekistan 3–0 Chad
  • Bekzod Mirsaidov 19'
  • Azizbek Temirov 35'
  • Akhror Umarjonov 39'
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More information Romania, 0–0 ...
Romania 0–0 France
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Hungary 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Turkey 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
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More information Hungary, 1–1 ...
Hungary 1–1 Turkey
  • Kövesdi Zsombor 4'
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  • Erdem Eriş 2'
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More information Ukraine, 0–4 ...
Ukraine 0–4 England
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  • Callam Gardner 15', 18'
  • Kristian Campbell 38'
  • Hafed Al-Droubi 31'
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More information England, 1–1 ...
England 1–1 Hungary
  • Sam Fitzgerald 40'
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  • Tibor Kész 49'
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More information Ukraine, 1–3 ...
Ukraine 1–3 Turkey
  • Vadym Ivanov 17'
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  • Emre Hacıeyüpoğlu 4', 7', 42'
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More information Hungary, 3–0 ...
Hungary 3–0 Ukraine
  • Zsombor Kövesdi 4'
  • Tibor Kész 40'
  • Miklós Barabás 44'
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Turkey 0–3 England
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  • Mussa Bham 6', 43'
  • Sam Fitzgerald 21'
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 16 3 +13 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
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More information Bulgaria, 1–3 ...
Bulgaria 1–3 Portugal
Fábio Lopes 33' (o.g.) Report
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More information Slovakia, 15–0 ...
Slovakia 15–0 India
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More information Bulgaria, 5–0 ...
Bulgaria 5–0 India
  • Iliya Petkov 20', 38'
  • Angel Rahov 40'
  • Momchil Kuzmanov 41'
  • Nikolay Marinov 46'
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More information Portugal, 2–1 ...
Portugal 2–1 Slovakia
Tiago Lapa 1', 27' Report Jakub Straka 40'
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More information India, 0–8 ...
India 0–8 Portugal
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  • João Duarte 25'
  • Tiago Lapa 32', 38', 49'
  • Zé Campos 34', 42'
  • Francisco Silva 39'
  • Edú Silva 50'
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More information Slovakia, 0–1 ...
Slovakia 0–1 Bulgaria
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  • Nikolay Ivanov 34'
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
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More information Indonesia, 1–0 ...
Indonesia 1–0 Costa Rica
  • Syarif Hidayatullah Sudarwin 30'
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More information Montenegro, 1–1 ...
Montenegro 1–1 Thailand
  • Nikola Popović 20'
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  • Thepmanee Nattapat 38'
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More information Montenegro, 9–0 ...
Montenegro 9–0 Costa Rica
  • Miloš Pejaković 2', 34'
  • Rijad Dervišević 4'
  • Aleksandar Bošković 26'
  • Djuro Mugoša 29', 38'
  • 32' (o.g.)
  • Darko Rajković 46'
  • Luka Savović 50'
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More information Thailand, 4–0 ...
Thailand 4–0 Indonesia
  • Piomsawad Vipusana 9'
  • Rumkae Adisak 23'
  • Thepmanee Nattapat 44'
  • Pearpong Chaiyong 46'
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More information Costa Rica, 1–4 ...
Costa Rica 1–4 Thailand
Jose Montero 13' Report
  • Saengthong Tanet 8'
  • Pearpong Chaiyong 24'
  • Wonchiangrak Weerayut 32'
  • Theerakaew Issarawut 41'
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More information Indonesia, 0–4 ...
Indonesia 0–4 Montenegro
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  • Ivan Pejaković 1'
  • Rijad Dervišević 16'
  • Darko Rajković 33'
  • Luka Savović 49'
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Poland 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  United States 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
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More information Kazakhstan, 1–2 ...
Kazakhstan 1–2 Poland
Dmitriy Dvirnyy 21' Report Artur Koschny 39'
Piotr Makowski 45'
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United States 2–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chad Vandegriffe 25'
Ian Bennett 50'		 Report Haris Medunjanin 21', 26', 50+1'
Kemal Čaušević 42'
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More information United States, 0–0 ...
United States 0–0 Poland
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Kazakhstan
  • Zhassulan Mustafin 22' (o.g.)
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  • Aibolat Adakhmanov 23'
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Poland 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Damian Patoka 14'
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  • Ervin Zukanović 42'
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More information Kazakhstan, 5–3 ...
Kazakhstan 5–3 United States
  • Alikhan Sairanov 8'
  • Ilya Burtovoy 49'
  • Akhat Zholshorin 10'
  • Aibolat Adakhmanov 16'
  • Dmitriy Dvirnyy 50'
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  • Justin Stinson 21', 43'
  • Jesus Pacheco 45'
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 13 5 +8 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Georgia 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
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More information Czech Republic, 2–1 ...
Czech Republic 2–1 Argentina
  • Guillermo Faidutti 23' (o.g.)
  • Ondřej Paděra 38'
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  • Guillermo Faidutti 34'
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More information Georgia, 2–0 ...
Georgia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Gega Koshadze 24'
  • Nikoloz Koplatadze 29'
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More information Georgia, 6–1 ...
Georgia 6–1 Argentina
  • Nikoloz Koplatadze 2', 39'
  • Giorgi Khabalaevi 3', 32'
  • Lasha-giorgi Oboladze 5'
  • Nikoloz Dadiani 35'
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  • Miguel Angel Cisneros 20' (pen.)
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More information United Arab Emirates, 2–9 ...
United Arab Emirates 2–9 Czech Republic
  • Ahmed Al-Saleh 1'
  • Mohamed Al-Suwaidi 2'
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  • Ondřej Paděra 1', 4', 10'
  • Richard Svoboda 3', 48'
  • Pavel Exner 11', 15'
  • Jaroslav Kubát 44'
  • Erik Burac 49'
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More information Argentina, 1–4 ...
Argentina 1–4 United Arab Emirates
  • Luciano Monserrat 6'
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  • Mohamed Khalil 7'
  • Saif Al-Rumeithi 34'
  • Rashed Masood 38'
  • Mohamed Al-Ali 48'
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More information Czech Republic, 2–2 ...
Czech Republic 2–2 Georgia
  • Tomáš Jelínek 39'
  • Ondřej Paděra 45'
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  • Gari Tsereteli 21'
  • Teimurazi Ekizashvili 30'
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Ghana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
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More information Ghana, 0–3 ...
Ghana 0–3 Spain
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  • Óscar Ortiz 1'
  • José Barreto 5'
  • Alexander García 44'
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More information Serbia, 3–0 ...
Serbia 3–0 Israel
  • Zarije Gojković 30'
  • Stefan Bosnić 38'
  • Marko Novaković 42'
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More information Ghana, 0–4 ...
Ghana 0–4 Israel
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  • Amir Abeles 9'
  • Ahmad Gabarin 19'
  • Yossef Sarusi 43', 45'
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Spain 1–4 Serbia
  • Pablo Romero 49'
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  • Marko Živkucin 7'
  • Jovan Bobar 15', 28'
  • Stefan Bosnić 45'
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More information Israel, 4–2 ...
Israel 4–2 Spain
  • Yossef Sarusi 9'
  • Adar Kalir 38'
  • Ahmad Gabarin 48'
  • Yuval Shabtay 49'
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  • Óscar Ortiz 27'
  • Pablo Romero 50+2'
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More information Serbia, 2–1 ...
Serbia 2–1 Ghana
  • Zarije Gojković 13'
  • Jovan Bobar 21'
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  • Bismark Amponsah 32'
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 27 May – Baku
 
 
 England (p)2 (3)
 
 29 May – Baku
 
 Bulgaria2 (1)
 
 England1
 
 27 May – Baku
 
 Azerbaijan2
 
 Azerbaijan (p)1 (2)
 
 30 May – Baku
 
 Romania1 (1)
 
 Azerbaijan2
 
 28 May – Baku
 
 Montenegro1
 
 Montenegro1
 
 29 May – Baku
 
 Poland0
 
 Montenegro1
 
 28 May – Baku
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Czech Republic4
 
 1 June – Baku
 
 Israel1
 
 Azerbaijan4
 
 27 May – Baku
 
 Hungary2
 
 Portugal2
 
 29 May – Baku
 
 Hungary3
 
 Hungary1
 
 27 May – Baku
 
 Mauritania0
 
 France0
 
 30 May – Baku
 
 Mauritania1
 
 Hungary (p)0 (3)
 
 28 May – Baku
 
 Serbia0 (1) Third-place match
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 
 29 May – Baku 1 June – Baku
 
 Thailand1
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0 Montenegro0
 
 28 May – Baku
 
 Serbia5  Serbia3
 
 Serbia3
 
 
 Georgia2
 

Round of 16

More information England, 2–2 ...
England 2–2 Bulgaria
  • Callum Gardner 37' (pen.), 42'
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  • Kristiyan Ivanov 38'
  • Danilo Vasov 50+2'
Penalties
  • Callum Gardner soccer ball with check mark
  • Mussa Bham soccer ball with check mark
  • Nicholas Wybrow soccer ball with check mark
 3–1
  • soccer ball with red X Nikolay Ivanov
  • soccer ball with check mark Denis Ivanov
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More information Portugal, 2–3 ...
Portugal 2–3 Hungary
  • Tiago Lapa 13'
  • Edu Rajão 37'
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  • Zsombor Kövesdi 16'
  • Robin Koppermann 31', 45'
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More information Azerbaijan, 1–1 ...
Azerbaijan 1–1 Romania
  • Ramiz Çovdarov 33'
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  • Alin Robu 13'
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  • Elvin Əlizadə soccer ball with check mark
  • Təmkin Xəlilzadə soccer ball with check mark
 2–1
  • soccer ball with check mark Marius Balogh
  • soccer ball with red X Alin Robu
  • soccer ball with red X Cătălin Tineiu
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More information France, 0–1 ...
France 0–1 Mauritania
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  • Moustapha Soueidi 1'
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More information Montenegro, 1–0 ...
Montenegro 1–0 Poland
  • Darko Rajković 39'
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More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3–1 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Thailand
  • Kemal Čaušević 44', 48'
  • Haris Medunjanin 50'
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  • Saengthong Tanet 2'
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More information Czech Republic, 4–1 ...
Czech Republic 4–1 Israel
  • Ondřej Paděra 5', 48'
  • Richard Svoboda 33'
  • Pavel Exner 37'
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  • Ahmad Gabarin 49'
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More information Serbia, 3–2 ...
Serbia 3–2 Georgia
  • Nikola Tomić 6'
  • Žarko Matić 25'
  • Jovan Bobar 40'
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  • Giorgi Qurdadze 11' (pen.)
  • Giorgi Aptsiauri 41'
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Quarter-finals

More information Hungary, 1–0 ...
Hungary 1–0 Mauritania
  • Barnabás Győri 23'
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More information Montenegro, 1–0 ...
Montenegro 1–0 Czech Republic
  • Rijad Dervišević 39'
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More information England, 1–2 ...
England 1–2 Azerbaijan
  • Mussa Bham 35'
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  • Təmkin Xəlilzadə 14'
  • Sam Fitzgerald 48' (o.g.)
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More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0–5 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Serbia
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  • Davor Popović 2'
  • Stefan Bosnić 18', 44'
  • Marko Vujović 30'
  • Nikola Tomič 50'
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Semi-finals

More information Azerbaijan, 2–1 ...
Azerbaijan 2–1 Montenegro
  • Ağaseyid Qasımov 23'
  • Ramiz Çovdarov 44'
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  • Nikola Radonjić 30'
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More information Hungary, 0–0 ...
Hungary 0–0 Serbia
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Penalties
  • Tibor Kész soccer ball with check mark
  • Balázs Bényei soccer ball with check mark
  • Zsombor Kövesdi soccer ball with check mark
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  • soccer ball with red X Veselin Guberinić
  • soccer ball with check mark Žarko Matić
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Third-place match

More information Montenegro, 0–3 ...
Montenegro 0–3 Serbia
Report Žarko Matić 21'
Zarije Gojković 25'
Veselin Guberinić 50+3'
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Final

More information Azerbaijan, 4–2 ...
Azerbaijan 4–2 Hungary
  • Təmkin Xəlilzadə 2'
  • Məhəmməd Xəlilov 8'
  • Ravan Kərimov 10', 29'
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  • Jsombor Kövesdi 11'
  • Bence Lovász 50'
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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

More information Best Player, Top Scorer ...
Best Player
Azerbaijan Ramiz Çovdarov
Top Scorer
Czech Republic Ondřej Paděra
Portugal Tiago Lapa
(7 goals)
Best goalkeeper
Serbia Vladimir Bajić
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Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nation Goals
1 Ondřej Paděra  Czech Republic 7
Tiago Lapa  Portugal
2 Zsombor Kövesdi  Hungary 5
3 Rijad Dervišević  Montenegro 4
Jovan Bobar  Serbia
Haris Medunjanin  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stefan Bosnić  Serbia
Callum Gardner  England
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