Tough job: Stimac says he will probably be in a position to present outcomes if he will get the satisfactory period of time to put together with the gamers.
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There shouldn’t be a lot hope in aspiring for distinctive outcomes in the Asian Cup as India’s 0-3 loss in opposition to Qatar in the group league stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers right here at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday supplied actuality examine in that regard, felt the senior males’s staff head coach Igor Stimac.
The National coach felt that his facet won’t have sufficient preparation time forward of the Asian Cup and that it’s going to make it very tough for his gamers to do well in opposition to superiorly ranked opponents like Australia (27), Uzbekistan (74) and Syria (92).
He stated it is going to be higher for India to deal with the World Cup 2026 qualification bid because it has made a vivid begin by beating Kuwait at residence and might attain the subsequent stage by turning into the second staff in the remaining group standings.
“Let us stop talking about the Asian Cup. We didn’t get what we wanted. You give me time and I will try to give results to you. If you cannot, then do not expect any good results.
“We will be going to Doha (for the Asian Cup) with the pride of representing India and do everything possible on the pitch,” Stimac stated after his staff suffered the loss in opposition to Qatar.
“We are going to face Uzbekistan, which is preparing for six weeks, while there is not much chance against Australia, which is much better than Qatar. So we can try our best in the limited time we have,” stated the former Croatian defender.
India begins its Asian Cup marketing campaign on January 13 in opposition to Australia and with the Indian Super League schedule extending until December 29, it’s unlikely that the golf equipment will launch the gamers earlier than that.
