we might pull off an upset.. lets not get too pessimistic even before the draw.... lets just wait for a month and then can get pessimistic of which team we gonna lose with 4-5 goal margin..
For now lets cherish the fact that we are through to nest round \m/
By then we will hopefully have added in some changes in the squad. Jackichand might see more time, Romeo Fernandes could be in the squad, same with Mandar Rao Desai, and who knows who else. Maybe Haokip could get a call-up as well if he continues his form.
Speaking of which... better get to the Round 11 thread.
The seeding of FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification (EXPECTED). It will be based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015(it will publish on 9th of April). The draw for the second round will be held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pot 1 : Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan. China PR, Iraq. Pot 2 : Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Vietnam, Kuwait, Maldives. Pot 3 : Philippines, Yemen, Palestine, Thailand, Syria, Lebanon, India, Tajikistan. Pot 4 : Kyrgyzstan, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Korea DPR, Yemen, Myanmar, Indonesia, Turkmenistan,Afganistan Pot 5 : Bhutan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Guam, Laos, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei. Source : football-rankings.info (It has Considered that Yemen will Qualify for Second round)
Based on that... United Arab Emirates or Iraq would be my pick from Pot 1. Maldives is the easy pick from Pot 2 but realistically I would like Vietnam. Pot 4 would be Kyrgzstan, and Pot 5 would be Guam or Cambodia.
Singapore would beat us I believe. One of their guys plays for my Melbourne City and he is actually a very decent center-back. Also a few guys in Malaysia.
Maybe at home but I am not sure about in Singapore. Sandesh is stronger than Safuwan but Baharudin is a more defensively better player in terms of his reading of the game which has helped him in the A-League.
Sandesh Jhingan I can see doing okay in Australia but dude would get yellow cards like no tomorrow.
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we might pull off an upset.. lets not get too pessimistic even before the draw.... lets just wait for a month and then can get pessimistic of which team we gonna lose with 4-5 goal margin..
For now lets cherish the fact that we are through to nest round
\m/
Pot 1 : Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan. China PR, Iraq.
Pot 2 : Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Vietnam, Kuwait, Maldives.
Pot 3 : Philippines, Yemen, Palestine, Thailand, Syria, Lebanon, India, Tajikistan.
Pot 4 : Kyrgyzstan, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Korea DPR, Yemen, Myanmar, Indonesia, Turkmenistan,Afganistan
Pot 5 : Bhutan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Guam, Laos, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei.
Source : football-rankings.info (It has Considered that Yemen will Qualify for Second round)