Ecuador Knocks Bulgaria Out of U-15 World Cup on Penalties

Jerusalem, 28 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Baku (BTA) – The Bulgarian U-15 national team lost 2:3 to Ecuador on penalties in the round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup and Festival in Baku. The regular time ended 1:1, with Daniel Rangelov scoring the goal for Petar Karachorov’s team.

The Bulgarian players played a strong match and were the better team on the field. The national team created a number of chances in front of the opponent’s goal, and in one of the opportunities the post stopped the ball. Despite the superiority shown, our team was unable to score a winning goal and the outcome of the match was decided on penalties, in which Ecuador prevailed.

After four consecutive victories in the group stage, Bulgaria ended its participation in the title race, but continues the competition in level A with matches for the distribution of places from 17th to 32nd.

The national team’s next opponent is Wales, who also lost on penalties to Spain. The round of 16 in this stream is today, October 28, at 18:45 Bulgarian time at the Hovsan complex.