Malta lost 1-3 to North Macedonia and 0-2 to Panama in the last two matches from Group Z of the FIFA U15 World Cup & Tournament at the Hovsan Competition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Davide Mazzotta’s side ended its commitments at the bottom of Group Z with one point from five matches.

Following a rest day on Tuesday, the teams enter the second phase of the competition which will consist of six performance tiers, based on qualification-stage results. Every team will continue playing through to the final matchday. The winners of each tier will be crowned, and the team that come out on top in Tier A will be honoured as FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival champions.