In the system
Wahengbam Raj Singh
Position — TBC · Birth year — TBC
Hat-trick against Liverpool U15 — MIC, Spain, 2026
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The scoreboard
of a promise.
In 2019, one academy made a 15-year promise: India at the 2034 FIFA World Cup. In 2026, its boys beat Liverpool 6-0. This ledger tracks them — every year, by name, in public — until the whistle blows in Saudi Arabia.
— —Days to 2034
Exact kickoff date not yet announced by FIFA. Counting to 1 June 2034 — we’ll correct the clock the day they announce.
10 / 10Verified players still in the systemFull roster transcription in progress
#124India FIFA rank · mid-2026Re-verified every quarterly update
≈8.5AFC slots at the 48-team World CupThe widest door Asian football has ever had
The tweet was the government’s.
The bill was one man’s mortgaged house.
Minerva Academy’s “World Cup Batch 2034” is a backward-mapped 15-year plan: scout thousands of kids across India, hand the best of them full scholarships, and build them — deliberately, year by year — into the team that qualifies India for the 2034 World Cup.
In the summer of 2025 the batch swept the Gothia, Dana and Norway Cups — a first for any Indian team. In 2026 it beat Liverpool’s U15s 6-0 in Spain and won the Helsinki Cup off the back of it. To pay for the touring, the academy’s founder reportedly crowdfunded, borrowed personally, and mortgaged his own assets. A sports minister tweeted congratulations. The receipts stayed private.
Promises like this usually get one news cycle. This platform is the counter-bet: a public ledger that doesn’t forget — the players by name, the system that helps or fails them, counted down to 2034.
I will track this batch. Every year. By name.
The founding promise of this ledger — made in public, July 2026
2019 → 2034
- 2019
The promise is made
Minerva Academy FC launches "World Cup Batch 2034" — a backward-mapped 15-year program: scout thousands of kids nationwide, full scholarships to the best, develop them to qualify India for the 2034 FIFA World Cup. [Minerva Academy FC (official)]
- Dec 2024
The target becomes real
FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 World Cup. An Asian host and the 48-team format (≈8.5 AFC slots) make 2034 the most realistic World Cup window Indian football has ever had. [FIFA (official)]
- Jul 2025
Gothia Cup — twice over
Minerva wins two Gothia Cup titles in the same edition in Sweden — per the tournament’s own organisers, the first Indian team ever to win the "World Youth Cup." One final ends 4-0 against Argentina’s CEF 18 Tucumán. [Gothia Cup (official)]
- Jul 2025
Dana Cup: 15-0 in a final
A week later in Denmark, Minerva’s U14s become the first Indian club to win the Dana Cup — beating Malta’s KFF 15-0 in the final. [Gulf News, Jul 2025]
- Aug 2025
Norway Cup: the treble
Minerva’s U14s win the Norway Cup — 130 goals in 8 matches, a 14-1 final — completing a first-ever Indian sweep of three of the world’s biggest youth tournaments in one summer. [Khel Now, Aug 2025]
- 2026
Liverpool 6-0
At the Mediterranean International Cup in Spain, the batch beats Liverpool FC U15 6-0 — the first Indian academy to do it. India’s Sports Minister calls it "a new beginning for Indian football." To fund the tour, founder Ranjit Bajaj reportedly crowdfunded, took personal loans and mortgaged personal assets. [Gulf News, 2026]
- Jul 2026
Helsinki Cup champions
Minerva beats hosts and two-time defending champions HJK 1-0 in the Helsinki Cup final — forward Rimoson with the winner — then heads straight to Sweden to defend the Gothia Cup. [Gulf News, Jul 2026]
- Jun 2034
The whistle
FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia. 48 teams. The boys of the batch will be 22–24 — prime footballing age. This is what the whole ledger counts down to. [Al Jazeera, Dec 2024]
The protagonists
Full ledger →The batch, by name
In the system
Mohammad Azam Khan
Position — TBC · Birth year — TBC
Two goals against Liverpool U15 — MIC, Spain, 2026
In the system
Lisham Amarson Singh
Position — TBC · Birth year — TBC
Scored against Liverpool U15 — MIC, Spain, 2026
In the system
Rimoson
Forward · Birth year — TBC
Name as printed in tournament coverage — full name being verified.
Scored the winner in the Helsinki Cup 2026 final — 1-0 vs HJK
In the system
Yoihenba Khwairakpam
Goalkeeper · Birth year — TBC
Goalkeeper of the first Indian team ever to win the Gothia Cup
In the system
Rhythm
Position — TBC · Birth year — TBC
Name as printed in tournament coverage — full name being verified.
Scored in the finals of both the Gothia Cup and Dana Cup, 2025
This is not the full batch. These are the names verified so far from tournament coverage. The complete World Cup Batch 2034 roster is being transcribed from Minerva’s official page and verified name by name — players are added only once a second source confirms them.
Dispatches · curated by hand
The story, as it breaks
The club’s own posts and video, embedded live — plus hand-picked coverage below, refreshed with every ledger update.
More coverage
NewsJul 2026
Minerva stun defending champions HJK 1-0 to win the Helsinki Cup — then fly straight to Sweden to defend the Gothia Cup.
Gulf News ↗VideoJul 2026
Tour vlog from inside the squad: "We CRUSHED HJK 2! Into the Helsinki Cup SEMI-FINAL!"
YouTube ↗NewsJul 2026
Helsinki Cup 2026: Minerva Academy defeat Finland’s HJK to win historic title.
Sunday Guardian ↗NewsJun 2026
Ranjit Bajaj: the man betting everything on India’s 2034 FIFA World Cup dream.
News Nest ↗News2026
First Indian academy to beat Liverpool: 6-0 at the Mediterranean International Cup.
Gulf News ↗X / TwitterJul 2025
"FULL TIME: 15-0. FIRST INDIAN TEAM TO WIN DANA CUP. 110 goals. 0 doubts." — the club, at the whistle.
@minervapunjabfc ↗NewsAug 2025
Norway Cup won 14-1 in the final — 130 goals in 8 games completes a first-ever Indian treble of the world’s biggest youth cups.
Khel Now ↗NewsJul 2025
Gothia Cup organisers: Minerva made history as the first-ever Indian team to win the "World Youth Cup."
Gothia Cup (official) ↗
