Turkmenistan’s youth team lost to Canada in the Round of 32 (bracket D) of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, currently taking place in Azerbaijan. The match, held in Govsan, ended with a 4–0 victory for the Canadians.

During the group stage, the Turkmen footballers played five matches: they defeated Hong Kong (2–1) and the Cook Islands (3–1), but lost to Italy (1–5), Qatar (0–4), and Benin (1–4). The team finished fourth in Group L and moved into bracket D, where positions 97 through 128 are contested.

According to the tournament regulations, losing teams are not eliminated; instead, they continue to play against other teams that have also been defeated. The winners of the six brackets (A–F) will be declared the winners of their respective divisions, and the top team from bracket A will be named the tournament champion.

The next opponent for the Turkmen national team will be the Syrian side, which lost to Andorra (1–2) in the round of 32.

Tournament matches are played in an 8-a-side format on smaller-than-standard pitches, with teams competing in two 20-minute halves. Each squad will play at least 10 matches during the tournament. The competition concludes on October 31.