Friendlies on FIFA match dates are in our hands. AIFF screws that also. Either stadium is not ready like Guwahati or team they select like Yemen backs out at the last moment.<br>
Wow we moved up 1 place and we are 154th in the latest ranking, this is incredible after having academies, foriegn coaches, one of the best leagues in Asia, etc.
I wish in the next 10 years we can break into the top 100 atleast.
Wow we moved up 1 place and we are 154th in the latest ranking, this is incredible after having academies, foriegn coaches, one of the best leagues in Asia, etc.
I wish in the next 10 years we can break into the top 100 atleast.
<br><div><br></div><div>One of the best leagues in Asia?</div>
<P>india need to play regular football on fifa days, get into 2 nd 3 rounds of wc qualifiers which have more weightage than friendlies. get in to AFC cup qualification by normal route which will ensure more matches for team. schedule saff ,nehru cup on FIFA match days.</P>
<P>india by playing afc challenge cup misses out 6 matches against higer ranked opponents..</P>
<P>also india in the last edition pnly played a couple of matches in wrold cup qualifiers. they lost to UAE and thus lost 6 potential matches against higher ranked nations, if they win or runners up,again they have 6 tough matches.</P>
<P>In all every 4 years india is losing a minimum of 12 matches.add to that wasting of fifa days till now.</P>
<P>india should hope that they get to atleast round 3 of wc qualifiers and try and qualify to asia cup by normal way of qualifying. afc challenge doenst give great points.. this is the only way forward. </P>
<P>these 12 matches mean regular football against some arab some asean countries and probably the top 4 of asia .</P>
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<br><div><br></div><div>I thought it would be the 2016 winners vs. the 2018 winners to decide who qualifies for the Asian Cup?</div>
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Pretty neat video...
I wish in the next 10 years we can break into the top 100 atleast.
<br><div><br></div><div>One of the best leagues in Asia?</div>
<P>india by playing afc challenge cup misses out 6 matches against higer ranked opponents..</P>
<P>also india in the last edition pnly played a couple of matches in wrold cup qualifiers. they lost to UAE and thus lost 6 potential matches against higher ranked nations, if they win or runners up,again they have 6 tough matches.</P>
<P>In all every 4 years india is losing a minimum of 12 matches.add to that wasting of fifa days till now.</P>
<P>india should hope that they get to atleast round 3 of wc qualifiers and try and qualify to asia cup by normal way of qualifying. afc challenge doenst give great points.. this is the only way forward. </P>
<P>these 12 matches mean regular football against some arab some asean countries and probably the top 4 of asia .</P>
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