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Bibiano thinks the performances of his boys in Malaysia will strengthen the Indian U-19 team in the AFC U-19 2019 Championship playoffs
The Indian National Under-16 Team, under the tutelage of Bibiano Fernandes, nearly qualified for the 2019 Under-17 World Cup to be held in Peru after reaching the quarter-finals of the championship AFC U-16 2018 in Malaysia. .
South Korea's 1-0 defeat in the quarter-finals marked the end of this dream for talented young people.
"We were really sad not to be able to qualify (for the U-17 World Cup), we all thought we could do it, we were pretty much there," said the head coach. Goal.
Bibiano Fernandes thinks that the performance of his players will be a boost for Floyd Pinto's U-19 Indian team, which will participate in the U-19 2019 AFC Championship playoffs. He thinks the players now believe that the India can qualify for a World Cup on Merit.
"I think that since the U-16 group did well, young people under 19 will also believe in themselves." They (India U-19) also played good matches by beating Argentina (in COTIF Cup) and have done really well., "he continued.
"The performances of our U-16s will certainly boost them in the U-19 playoffs (AFC) .The boys now believe that India can qualify on merit and I think the Indian U-19 team 19 will come out well (in the AFC U-19 qualifiers).
Just like in the AFC U-16 Championship, if they qualified for the U-19 final, the top four teams would gain direct entry into the next U-20 World Cup.
The qualifications for the AFC U-19 2019 Championship will be held in September 2019.
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