FIFA U-17 World Cup: USA punished us, says Indian coach Matos
Football | October 07, 2017 16:02 ISTUSA thrashed the hosts 3-0 as the visitors displayed a dominating character throughout the match to deny India a possibility of even scoring a goal.
USA thrashed the hosts 3-0 as the visitors displayed a dominating character throughout the match to deny India a possibility of even scoring a goal.
De Matos said that his players have made a lot of improvement in defending and then in making transitions to attacking but still lack the finish.
Chhetri, who has played Nehru Cups in front of packed galleries, is ready to cheer the younger ones.
India would enjoy the home advantage and captain Amarjit Singh and his team-mates have promised to be competitive at the showpiece event.
The 48-year-old is optimistic that the host nation players could make heads turn with their performance.
There is a very real chance that when the tournament kicks off on June 14, it will be without the four-time champions.
The trio will miss Spain's World Cup qualifiers against Albania on Friday and Israel on October. 9.
The entire India squad showed excitement when they heard that the process to bring their parents here has already started.
The coach dropped enough hints that his side may not reach the knock-out stage of the competition, beginning on October 6.
Germany is one of only two countries with Switzerland to win all its opening seven qualifying games.
The Indian squad will be locking horns against Mexico on August 3 before facing Colombia on August 4 and Chile on August 6.
Bracing up to organise the U-17 World Cup later this year, AIFF president Praful Patel stated that this would be the next "logical step for the development of football in India".
"The project is very big and there are some delays or operational questions, minor questions, but nothing critical," says Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko who oversees World Cup preparations.
FIFA said that it was 'in regular contact with the Qatar 2022 Local Organising Committee and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy handling matters relating to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.'
United States, Canada and Mexico have announced that they will submit a joint bid to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Zurich: World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced the dates of the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.The 28-day tournament will kick off on Monday, November 21 while the final is scheduled
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