Doha: The Burkina Faso junior Stallions arrived Saturday in Doha, Qatar to take part in the final stages of the World Cup for their category “Qatar 2025”, according to the Burkinabe Football Federation. “The Stallions have completed their training camp in Dubai and have arrived in Doha for the competition. The team will hold its first training session this evening at 7:30 p.m. local time and 4:30 p.m. GMT,” announced the Burkinabe Football Federation.

According to Burkina Information Agency, in Dubai, where the Burkinabe U17 team went to prepare for the competition, they played three friendly matches, winning two against Panama and Uzbekistan and losing one against Venezuela.

Burkina Faso, in this U-17 World Cup, is in Group I with the United States, the Czech Republic, and Tajikistan. The Stallions begin their tournament against the United States on November 5th.