Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Oct 31: Having suffered back-to-back defeats, the Indian senior women’s football will be playing for pride, honour and reputation when it takes on Uzbekistan in their last match of the Paris 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2 on Wednesday.
The match at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent will be India’s last in this round of the qualifiers and the team is hell-bent on not returning empty-handed from Uzbekistan.
Defeats in successive matches to Japan and Vietnam have dashed the Blue Tigresses’ Paris dream despite giving glimpses of what they’re capable of. But head coach Thomas Dennerby reiterated that when you’re playing against teams of this level, just glimpses are never enough.
Following losses to two World Cup teams, India face a rather familiar face in Uzbekistan. India played a friendly with Uzbekistan in March Stadium, losing 2-3. (IANS)
