Today, the Azerbaijani national minifootball team reached the 1/8 final match at the World Championship held in Baku.

Offsideplus.az reports that the opponent was the last world champion Romania.

Our team, albeit with difficulty, reached the 1/4 finals.

May 27

17:30 England - Bulgaria 2:2 (pen. 3:1)

Since the game ended in a draw, a penalty shootout was immediately held, with 3 kicks per team. The English team, which scored the penalties more accurately, reached the 1/4 finals. The British will meet the winner of the Azerbaijan - Romania pair in the next stage.

19:00 Portugal - Hungary 2:3

20:30 Azerbaijan - Romania 1:1 (pen. 2:1)

Ramiz Chovdarov, 29 - Robu Alin Marius, 13

Since the match ended in a draw after regular time, the winner was determined in a penalty shootout

22:00 Mauritania - France 1:0

Thus, the 1/4 finals will feature Azerbaijan - England and Hungary - Mauritania.

The remaining 1/8 finals will be played tomorrow.

It should be noted that half of the participants in the tournament, which includes 32 teams, have already withdrawn. The championship will conclude on June 1.