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This is an archive article published on March 27, 2007
Big ask for India against N Korea
India have a Herculean task on hand, when they take on North Korea in their second-round Group E pre-Olympic qualifying match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.
Written by Krishnakantachakraborty
Chennai | March 27, 2007 12:00 AM IST
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India have a Herculean task on hand, when they take on North Korea in their second-round Group E pre-Olympic qualifying match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.
India8217;s two losses coming against Iraq away and Thailand home have reduced their chances to qualify for the Beijing Olympics next year. The only bright spot in India8217;s qualification campaign was against Myanmar won 5-4 in Kolkata, which helped them to enter the second-stage after 12 years.
One of the major tasks of the current coach Colin Toal will be to strengthen India8217;s defence, which has looked shaky. 8220;We8217;ll try to play good football. Saikh Tariff Ahmed will replace Sushil Kumar Singh and Subhas Chakraborty will play from the beginning. We all hope to give a good fight against North Korea. We8217;re looking to improve on our past performances.8221;
In the earlier matches, North Korea defeated Thailand 1-0 in Pyongyang last month and drew Iraq 2-2 in their home match. Korea jointly lead the group with Iraq on four points from two matches.
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