In Cricket India are at the top but not in Football. But it was expected from the host nation to bounce back in the tournament so that there is hope alive for the Indian fan. As more crowd day by day joins to entertained this awesome game. A win for India would propel them to stay in contention for qualification for the next stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Head Coach of the Indian U-17s Luis Norton de Matos wasn't willing to read much into the opposition on Saturday, but said: "The team will fight to the last minute and play with confidence giving Colombia a run for their money.”Colombia is tough opponents and they possess the necessary elements to hurt us. We have to be on our toes all throughout and have to focus on the task at hand.
"Against USA, we had an anxious start and the players were shy inexperience but they show they can improve in their games and could not play their game against a team of the quality of USA. It was their first match ever in a FIFA World Cup and emotions can be a little hard to control when you play in front of fifty thousand people for the very first time," the Portuguese said. Meanwhile, the players are all geared up for the next challenge. "Winning and losing is part of football. What matters is how well we recover ourselves and learn from our losses and continue to move forward,"
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