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Host Bangladesh looking forward to restore some lost pride as they face strong Palestine in their second leg of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers scheduled to be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at Bashundhara Kings Arena.
The match kicks off at 3.30pm.
Bangladesh is facing uphill task to keep their qualifying home alive following their 0-5 lose to Palestine in the earlier meeting in Kuwait. Bangladesh are in the bottom with a solitary point and yet to notch any win a game losing Australia and drown to Lebanon.
Addressing a pre-match press conference held on Monday (25 March) at Bashundhara Kings arena, Bangladesh national football team skipper Jamal Bhuyan said they want to forget the disappointing result of the first match and only focusing on the second match.
“Yes as the coach mentioned about the disappointing result of the first match ….. we are looking forward for the second match…… we have discussed ourselves about the first match and we have to forget what happened in the last match … tomorrow is the big day and we are now only focusing the second match against Palestine.”
The Bangladesh skipper said they don’t want to lose the second match in front of fans and supporters rather they are upbeat to play good brand of football as he said the match is very important for them.
Replying to a question Jamal said March 26 is big day for Bangladesh and they want to give a gift to the people by winning the match.
Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera said tomorrow is the big day and we know how important going to be playing in front of people …. We aspect a good atmosphere once again in Kings arena because we are still unbeatable in this venue.
The Spanish coach said the confidence has backed after understanding result of the first game. It was great experience for all and now the boys are only focusing for the second match and expect some points.
Earlier, Bangladesh also played two World Cup Qualifier matches against Australia and Lebanon last year losing 0–7-defeat against hosts Australia in their away match and drew 1-1 with Lebanon in their home match in Dhaka.
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