Bangladesh have advanced to the semi-finals of the ‘E’ tier at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival after defeating Montenegro 4-0 in the quarter-finals in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday.

The tournament features eight-a-side football, with matches consisting of two 20-minute halves.

Bayezid opened the scoring for Bangladesh in the ninth minute. Bangladesh went into half-time with a 1-0 lead before Pavel struck twice in the second half, scoring in the 24th and 36th minutes. Shabak added the fourth goal to seal a convincing 4-0 victory.

A total of 189 countries are participating in the competition in Azerbaijan. Bangladesh finished fifth in Group C during the qualifying stage.

The knockout stage of the ‘E’ tier features 32 teams that finished fifth in their respective groups. Bangladesh have won three consecutive matches in this stage to secure their place in the semi-finals.

FIFA will crown champions in six different tiers of the tournament.