Algeria under-15s face Guinea in World Cup last 16

Algeria's under-15 team play Guinea on Wednesday in the last 16 of the FIFA under-15 World Cup Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Awras reported that the match starts at 08:30 Algiers time at the Hovsan Sports Complex.

Algeria reached this round by topping Group 2 with 13 points. They won four matches and drew one in five games, scoring 18 goals and conceding three.

Their first match ended in a 1-0 win over Argentina. They then beat Suriname 5-0, Chinese Taipei 5-0 and Malawi 4-0. They finished the group phase with a 3-3 draw against Oman.

Guinea also finished top of their group, with 13 points from four wins and one draw. They scored 29 goals and conceded four.

The tournament runs from 22 to 30 October. Its first phase is mini football, with eight players a side. Each match has two halves of 20 minutes.

In the first phase, teams play in groups, and no team is eliminated at the end of it. In the second phase, teams are placed in six levels, from level one to level six, based on their first-phase results.

The winner of each level is crowned. Only the team that wins level one is officially given the title of under-15 world champion.