India squad for FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026: Bibiano Fernandes names 14-player team

The Blue Colts will compete in Group K alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos and Senegal. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media

India Under-15 men’s team head coach Bibiano Fernandes has named a 14-player squad for the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 24 to 31.

The Blue Colts will compete in Group K alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos and Senegal.

As part of their preparations, India played two friendly matches against Aspire Academy U-15, which forms the core of the Qatar national team, in Doha last week. Both matches ended 2-2. The team subsequently returned to Delhi, where it continued its training camp ahead of the trip to Azerbaijan.

India will play five matches in the qualification stage over three days. It will face Laos on October 24, Cameroon and Grenada on October 25, and Bahrain and Senegal on October 26.

The tournament features 189 national teams divided into 32 groups, with matches played in an 8-a-side format.

India squad for the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026

Goalkeepers: Dhannya Desai, Jenit Ningthoujam.

Defenders: Birjit Singh Amom, Muhammad Sohil Khan, Nara Meitei Loushambam, Pratham Kumar, Soumojit Sarkar.

Midfielders: C Lalhmingropuia, Deepak Singh Arambam, Nibash Meetei Wahengbam, R Lalremruatfela, Victor Lalawmpuia.

Forwards: Macdonnish Ngairangbam, Ronandev Aheibam.

Published on Oct 21, 2026

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