India’s women’s U-17 coach Dennerby said, our target is to reach the quarter-finals
India may have been placed in a group with top teams like the US and Brazil in the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup but coach Thomas Dennerby said that his team is ready to give tough competition to strong teams and aim for the last eight. To make a place. India will start its campaign against America on 11 October. They will then take on Morocco on 14 October and Brazil on 17 October. “Obviously we face the top teams, but if we have a good match day and the other team does a little worse, we have a chance,” Dennerby told reporters in a virtual conversation before the competition. Anyway, the weaker team has been winning matches.
“If we score early against these teams, then the pressure will come on them. Opportunities are always there and if we get an opportunity, we should take advantage of it.” The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals. If we look at the senior FIFA rankings, America is ranked number one in the world while Brazil is in the top 10. India is ranked 58 and only Morocco (76) is ranked lower in the group.
“We definitely want to make it to the quarter-finals, there’s no doubt about it and we’ll do our best in every match,” said Dennerby. We can achieve this only by focusing on our performance. We have to stick to our strategy and remain calm whatever the outcome. We will put up a tough challenge.” Keeping in mind the Women’s U-17 World Cup, Dennerby, who joined the Indian team in November 2019, said, “But the most important thing will be to focus on your performance and hopefully with a good performance.” We will score points. We hope that we will also benefit from the immense support of the audience.
