The world’s lowest ranked international football side, Bhutan, have completed a shock 3-1 aggregate victory over Sri Lanka on their World Cup qualifying debut.
Bhutan, who were thrashed 20-0 by Kuwait in an Asian Cup qualifier in 2000, followed their 1-0 first-leg win in Colombo with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg victory at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu – both goals coming from Chencho Gyeltshen.
The small Himalayan nation, ranked last of the 209 teams in Fifa’s rankings, only had three wins to their name before facing Sri Lanka – who beat them 5-2 in the 2013 South Asian Football Championships in Kathmandu.
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Speaking before the second leg, Bhutan’s captain, Karma Shedrup Tshering, said the squad were not getting carried away.
“Everyone was talking about us being at the bottom but we didn’t feel any pressure because you can only go one way from there and that’s upwards,” he said. “All the expectation was on Sri Lanka and they were talking a lot about beating us, but we kept our calm and let our football talk for us.” Source + photos...
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Bhutan, who were thrashed 20-0 by Kuwait in an Asian Cup qualifier in 2000, followed their 1-0 first-leg win in Colombo with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg victory at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu – both goals coming from Chencho Gyeltshen.
The small Himalayan nation, ranked last of the 209 teams in Fifa’s rankings, only had three wins to their name before facing Sri Lanka – who beat them 5-2 in the 2013 South Asian Football Championships in Kathmandu.
(...)
Speaking before the second leg, Bhutan’s captain, Karma Shedrup Tshering, said the squad were not getting carried away.
“Everyone was talking about us being at the bottom but we didn’t feel any pressure because you can only go one way from there and that’s upwards,” he said. “All the expectation was on Sri Lanka and they were talking a lot about beating us, but we kept our calm and let our football talk for us.” Source + photos...
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