Indonesia U15 Beats Panama 5-3 in FIFA U15 World Cup 2026

Indonesia’s under-15 national team beat Panama 5-3 in the Tier C round of 16 at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Pitch 6A of the Hovsan Competition Complex in Azerbaijan, Kompas.com reported. The win sent the Garuda Muda through to the quarterfinals of the tiered knockout phase.

Muhammad Nazar scored twice for Indonesia, in the fifth minute and again in the 40th, while Lyonel Musaling (14th), Rendra Maulana (17th) and Muhammad Fayyad (33rd) added the other goals. Panama netted three replies against goalkeeper Vano Abimanyu in the 14th, 16th and 38th minutes.

How the 5-3 win over Panama unfolded

Indonesia opened the scoring inside the first five minutes. Kompas.com’s match report describes a fourth-minute header from Nazar following a cross from Fayyad, while the outlet’s goal list records the opener at the fifth minute. Panama hit back with a long-range strike that beat Vano Abimanyu, leveling the match at 1-1.

Indonesia answered quickly. Musaling restored the lead in the 14th minute, but Panama equalized again two minutes later to make it 2-2. Maulana put Indonesia back in front in the 17th, and that 3-2 advantage held through the end of the first half.

In the second half, Indonesia extended the lead to 4-2 in the 33rd minute when Fayyad finished a long cross from captain Kadek Dwi on the right. Panama pulled one back in the 38th minute, but Nazar sealed the 5-3 result near the end of the match. Kompas.com reported that Indonesia’s defense held firm against Panama’s individual skill and aerial pressure, with Dwi making a key clearance in the 13th minute to deny a chance.

The Indonesia players named in the Kompas.com report: Vano Abimanyu; Kadek Dwi, Muhammad Fayyad, Muhammad Nazar, Lyonel Musaling, Rendra Maulana.

The group stage that put Indonesia in Tier C

Indonesia reached the round of 16 after finishing third in Group G. A Kompasiana.com report on the group standings puts Portugal on 12 points and Wales on 10, with Indonesia collecting 7 points — enough to finish ahead of Burundi (6), Bangladesh (2) and Fiji (0) and secure a Tier C spot.

Indonesia’s group results, as compiled by Bola.com: a win over Fiji, a 0-3 loss to Wales, a 1-1 draw with Bangladesh, a 1-2 loss to Portugal and a 6-1 win over Burundi. Kompasiana gives the Fiji scoreline as 7-1; Bola.com lists it as 5-1 against a side it identifies as Fiji U-17, a discrepancy in the reports.

In the knockout phase so far, Tribratanews reported that Indonesia drew Moldova 3-3 in normal time at Pitch 9A of the Hovsan Competition Complex on the same day and won the shootout 9-8 to reach the round of 16. The Panama win followed.

What the tournament format means for Indonesia

KuasaKata.com, reporting on Indonesia’s 6-1 group win over Burundi, explains the competition’s unusual structure: eight teams per group play two 20-minute halves, and every team advances to a 32-team knockout stage divided into tiers based on final group position — group winners enter Tier A, runners-up Tier B, third-place teams Tier C, and so on down to Tier F. Kompasiana notes that only the Tier A winner is crowned world champion.

That format is why a third-place group finish still carries a path deep into the tournament: Indonesia, as a Tier C side, played Moldova in the round of 32 and Panama in the round of 16.

Indonesia’s Tier C run continues against Luxembourg

With the 5-3 win, Indonesia advanced to the Tier C quarterfinals. Bola.com’s recap of the team’s tournament lists the quarterfinal against Luxembourg, which Indonesia lost 1-6, followed by a 1-5 defeat to France.

Alex Zwiers, in a statement on his Instagram account @alex_zwiers cited by Bola.com, framed the run as incremental progress: “Progress step by step. The PSSI Academy journey began six months ago with the 2010-born group; the 2011-born group only started their journey less than two months ago.”

Questions readers are asking about Indonesia U-15 vs Panama

When and where did Indonesia U-15 play Panama? The match was played Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Pitch 6A of the Hovsan Competition Complex in Azerbaijan, per Kompas.com.

Who scored Indonesia’s five goals against Panama? Muhammad Nazar scored twice (5th and 40th minutes), with single goals from Lyonel Musaling (14th), Rendra Maulana (17th) and Muhammad Fayyad (33rd), according to Kompas.com.

What happens next for Indonesia in the tournament? The win over Panama moved Indonesia into the Tier C quarterfinals, where Bola.com reports the team faced Luxembourg and lost 1-6, then fell 1-5 to France.

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