U15 World Cup: Côte d’Ivoire and Mali run riot as Guinea and Madagascar win

In the second round of matches at FIFA’s U15 World Cup and Festival, played in an eight-a-side format in Azerbaijan, Côte d’Ivoire beat Rwanda 5-0 and Mali thrashed Botswana 7-1. Alhassane Haïdara scored a hat-trick for Mali, while Willi Otokore and Okoma Kouassi helped set up Côte d’Ivoire’s win. Guinea defeated Canada 2-1, and Madagascar won the all-African matchup against Mozambique 2-0. Comoros, Mauritania and Niger also recorded victories, against Montserrat, Vanuatu and Chad respectively.