ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s street football team this week registered their second successive victory in the Norway Cup after defeating Norwegian association football club Vardenest BK 5-0, state media reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan began the tournament on a high note last week, defeating Norwegian club Astor Footballklubb 6-1 on Sunday. The green shirts faced Vardenest BK in Islo on Monday for their second match of the tournament.
“In Norway Cup 2024, Pakistan street child football team has defeated Vardeneset BK 5-0 in their second match of the tournament in Oslo,” the state-run Radio Pakistan said in a report.
Having finished as runners-up in the last edition, Pakistan are eager to lift the title this time.
Pakistan will play their third match against Oystese IL Oystese on July 30. The tournament is running from July 27 till August 3.
Pakistan finished runners-up in the Street Child World Cup in Qatar in 2022. They were also the runners-up in the previous edition in Russia in 2018 and finished third in the 2014 edition in Brazil.
