Haiti's under-15 team lost its first match at FIFA's inaugural U-15 World Cup Festival in Azerbaijan, falling 3-1 to Australia on Saturday, October 24, at the Hovsan Sports Complex in Baku, HaitiLibre reported.

Australia scored three times between the 20th and 28th minutes through Jacob Sousa, Raman Dalaf and Dhilan Calleja. Aridou Benoît pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 36th minute.

The young Grenadiers bounced back on Sunday with a 6-0 win over Timor-Leste, according to Le Nouvelliste. John Laroque scored twice, Benoît, Clavens Myrthil and Christopher Charles added one each, and an own goal completed the score.

Coached by Cuban Raúl Valentín González Triana, Haiti was also scheduled to face Israel on Sunday, then Andorra and host Azerbaijan on Monday, October 26. The tournament uses a short format: 8-a-side matches of two 20-minute halves on a half-size pitch with full-size goals.