AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: India reach AFC Asian Cup final for fifth time under influential striker Sunil Chhetri (AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers)Will try to get a place in India face Cambodia on Wednesday Team IndiaIs hoping for a big win. The Indian team is currently ranked 106th in the world, while Cambodia is ranked 171st, down 65 places. Chhetri will try to score his 80th goal in this match. Cristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo) (117 goals in 188 matches) and Lionel Messi (86 goals in 162 matches). No one can compare with these two, but Chhetri will have a chance to overtake Messi in this tournament. Apart from these two teams, Group D includes Afghanistan (150) and Hong Kong (147). In such a situation, Chhetri will have a chance to score a goal.
Sunil Chhetri said – You have to qualify under any circumstances
Chhetri is in the final stages of his career and qualifying for the Asian Cup will be special for the 37-year-old captain. Due to China’s withdrawal, the next Asian Cup will be held in late 2023 or 2024 and in such a scenario, Chhetri can consider it as the final stronghold of his illustrious career. Before his 126th match, Chhetri made his intention clear and said, “I want to qualify. If I am not there, my country will be.
He has lost all three of his previous internationals. Not only that, in the meantime, they lost 1-2 to Indian Super League team ATK Mohun Bagan, while they beat the I-League All Stars 2-1, but the Santosh Trophy runners-up Bengal held them to a 1-1 draw.
Chhetri warned the players
The Indian team won its last match at the international level more than seven months ago, when it defeated Nepal 3-0 in the final of the SAIF Championship on 16 October 2021. But recent results have been disappointing for the team coached by Igor Stemeck. Chhetri has warned his teammates that if they do not perform well against Cambodia, half the battle will be lost here.
“We are playing our first match with him,” Chhetri said. If we do not do well against Cambodia, it means that you have lost half of your fight. So far we are only thinking about Cambodia, watching as many videos as possible. Once we play this match, then we will think about Afghanistan. Afghanistan is also strong.
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