The Malawi Under-15 Boys National Football Team will be looking to bounce back quickly when it faces Hungary in the Tier C round of 32 at the Fifa U-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, this afternoon.

The match kicks off at 12:45pm.

Malawi go into the match after back-to-back defeats to Algeria (4-0) and Argentina (4-2) on Monday.

This could be an opportunity for the boys to return to winning ways.

Despite suffering two defeats, Malawi has been impressive at the World Cup, having won three consecutive matches.

The team registered victories over Chinese Taipei (3-2) before beating Oman and Suriname by 3-1 margins.

Out of five matches, Malawi scored 11 goals but conceded 13 goals. Takutzwa Maluwe is Malawi’s top goal scorer with five goals whereas Jakaza Amidu and Elisha Nyirenda have scored two goals each.

Lameck Kamanga and Sipho Ngwira have scored a goal each.

The team finished third in Group B with nine points behind Argentina and Algeria.

After suffering the two losses on Monday, coach Joseph Malizani said the youngsters showed great character in the group stage.

“The players have a good fighting spirit.

The performance of the players was good, especially in the second half,” he said.

The winner between Malawi and Hungary will face either Luxembourg or Liberia in the Tier C round of 16.

The losers will meet in the corresponding placement fixture.

Tier C round of 32 comprises France, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Mozambique, Chile, Azerbaijan, Scotland and Nicaragua.