Wednesday, April 2, 2025

No India in World Cup in near future: Chhetri

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New Delhi: Conceding that India have been left far behind in world football, national team captain Sunil Chhetri said on Monday that the country should not think of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in the near future, but instead should aim to be in the top 10 in Asia.

With the FIFA World Cup just a few days away, Chhetri was asked when India will qualify for that showpiece football event and he was at pains to explain that the country was nowhere near that level.

“Our focus should not be in qualifying for the World Cup but to be among the top 10 rankings in Asia. We have to take small steps and first think of rising up to be among the second rung Asian countries,” Chhetri said. (PTI)

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