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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan put up a valiant show in the Street Child Football World Cup U-16 but were unlucky to get over the line in the final, conceding a 4-3 defeat on penalty shoot-out to Egypt in Qatar on Saturday.
It was a gripping clash between the two sides as each outfit scored three goals apiece till the end of the second half.
Earlier, Pakistan outwitted Brazil 3-1 in the semifinal on penalty shoot-out to advance to the final. They had edged passed Tanzania 2-1 in a nail-biting quarterfinal.
Pakistan’s Tufail Shinwari, Mohammad Junaid and Abdul Wahab displayed stunning performance in the event to see their side moving to the final.
This is Pakistan’s highest position in the event after 2014 when they finished third.
Street Child World Cup
Street Child World Cup, under the banner of a non-profit group called Street Child United, is taking place since 2010 ahead of FIFA World Cup. The last three editions of the event took place in South Africa (2010), Brazil (2014) and Russia (2018).
This year, the event took place in Qatar from October 7 to 15. The tournament included 26 teams from across the world.
