With the FIFA World Cup just a few days away, Sunil Chhetri, Indian Football Team captain, was
asked when would India qualify for that showpiece football event and he was at
pains to explain that the country was nowhere near that level. "It's unfair to compare India with the top football countries
in the world. We are far behind in world football," Chhetri said at the
launch of an e-magazine at the German Embassy.
"Our focus should not be in qualifying for the FIFA
World Cup but to be among the top 10 rankings in Asia in the near future. We have
to take small steps and first think of rising up to be among the second rung
Asian countries," added he.
"We are a dominant country in South Asia. But our
standard of football should move ahead of winning SAFF Championships. Our first
aim should be to be able to compete with Qatar, United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan and Yemen.
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