The Philippine Azkals will begin their step-by-step quest to qualify for the 2014 Fifa World Cup against Sri Lanka, a lower-ranked side they are confident of hurdling.
Ranked 151st in the world by the International Football Federation (Fifa), the Azkals got No. 173 Sri Lanka for their first round opponent in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers when the Asian Football Confederation conducted the official draw yesterday at its office in Malaysia.
The Azkals, currently on a break after securing a historic spot to the main draw of the AFC Challenge Cup last week, will take on Sri Lanka in the latter’s turf on June 29 and play host on July 3, either at the Rizal Memorial pitch in Manila or at Panaad stadium in Bacolod City.
Should they get past the Sri Lankans in the home-and-away encounter, the Azkals will advance to the second round against No. 103 Kuwait, a more established football nation that made one World Cup finals appearance (1982) and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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