India U15 opened their FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival campaign with a 4-2 win over Laos, with R Lalremruatfela scoring twice after goals from Macdonnish Ngairangbam and Soumojit Sarkar.

India will play five Group K matches across three days at the FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026, beginning with Laos on October 24.

India U23 suffered a 2-3 loss to Tajikistan in a friendly after leading twice. Suhail Bhat and Parthib Gogoi scored, but two injury-time goals cost them the match.