{"id":1370,"date":"2026-06-26T02:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2026-06-26T02:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:11:01","slug":"fifa-under-15-world-cup-2026-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/fifa-under-15-world-cup-2026-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan Awarded Hosting Rights for Inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup &#038; Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Azerbaijan Awarded Hosting Rights for Inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup &amp; Festival<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ZURICH:<\/b> In a landmark development for youth football, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has officially awarded the hosting rights for the first-ever FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival to Azerbaijan. 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