Bangladesh Win World Cup Pre-Qualifier 2nd-Leg 2-0 Too good, but too late So the World Cup dream of Bangladesh is over. But not before the boys of Nikola Ilievski put up a show that was spectacularly daring. The only thing missing was perhaps the belief that they could overturn Lebanon’s impressive 4-0 home leg advantage. ... Read more
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Lebanon too serious despite advantage
With one foot already in the main qualification round, Lebanon vowed to take Bangladesh seriously when they take on the hosts in the second round second leg match of the World Cup pre-qualifies in Dhaka on Thursday. A buoyant Lebanon team arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday knowing that all they have to do is to ... Read more
Bangladesh take on Lebanon today
Bangladesh will be relying on their recent form to create history when they face Lebanon in the first leg of their second round World Cup pre-qualifiers in Beirut today. A win in the match, scheduled at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium at 8:00pm, will take Bangladesh one step closer to a place among the top-20 ... Read more
Bangladesh gear up for Lebanon test
The dream of sealing a place among the Asia’s top 20 teams for the first time is inspiring the Bangladesh national footballers as the 22-member squad started their training at the BKSP for the two-legged World Cup pre-qualifiers second round against Lebanon on Friday. The first leg will take place in Beirut on July 23 ... Read more
Bangladesh daring to hope
Despite an emphatic 3-0 win over Pakistan in the first leg of the World Cup pre-qualifiers, the Bangladesh booters kept their feet firmly on the ground before flying to Pakistan early today morning to play their second leg match at Lahore on July 3. Only a draw, even a loss by less than a 3-0 ... Read more
Bangladesh drown Pakistan in rain
In the end it was a combination of the driving monsoon deluge, a stop-start playing surface and a bit of luck that saw Bangladesh ease to an emphatic 3-0 win over rivals Pakistan in their 2014 World Cup pre-qualifier first leg at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. In Bangladesh’s most important game for some time, ... Read more
Bangladesh’s World Cup at BNS today
Bangladesh will go into their most high-profile game for some time looking to keep up their unbeaten record of the last five meetings against rivals Pakistan, when the sides meet today in the first-leg of the World Cup Pre-Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The World Cup in Brazil in 2014 is still about three ... Read more