The Pakistan Street Child team qualified for the finals of the Norway Cup 2023 after defeating Bremen 2-0 in the last four stage in Oslo on Friday.
Abid Ali and Abdullah were the goal scorers for the Men in Green in the semi-final.
Pakistan registered their seventh consecutive win in the tournament and did not lose a single match. He has scored 28 goals in total and has conceded only two goals in the tournament so far.
Pakistan is now just one step away from greatness and fulfilling the dream that they came close to after losing the final of the Street Child World Cup in Doha last year.
Earlier today, in the quarter-finals, Pakistan beat Sandviken 2-0 and booked their place in the semi-finals.
Faisal scored both goals for the winning team.
Pakistan booked their place in the next round by beating Trsyil FK 4-0 in the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday (August 3).
Ambassador of Pakistan to Norway Sadia Altaf Qazi also met the Pakistani team on Tuesday (August 1). On this occasion, he appreciated the performance of the team so far in the tournament.
Pakistan is participating in the Norway Cup under the banner of Muslim Hands, a charity organization and thus playing under the name of Muslim Hands FC.
A total of 2,350 teams and around 30,000 players are participating in the tournament.
It should be noted that the Pakistani team was the runner-up in the Street Child World Cup held in Doha last year. They remained unbeaten throughout the tournament but lost the final against Egypt on penalties (4–3).
He was also the runner-up in the previous edition in Russia (2018), meanwhile, he finished third in Brazil (2014).
Pakistan squad
Tufail Shinwari (c), Saud Ahmed, Asad Nasir, Abid Ali, Faisal Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Ahmad Raza, Abdul Wahab, Shahmeer, Sahil Gul, Muhammad Adeel, Abdullah, Obaidullah, Ali Asif.
