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The Philippine Azkals will start their step-by-step quest to be eligible for the 2014 Fifa World Cup against Sri Lanka, a lower-ranked side they're confident of hurdling.

Rated 151st in the entire world by the International Football Federation (Fifa), the Azkals got No. 173 Sri Lanka for their first round opponent in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers when the Asian Football Confederation conducted the official draw the other day at its office in Malaysia.


Ought to they get past the Sri Lankans in the home-and-away encounter, the Azkals will move forward towards second round against No. 103 Kuwait, a a lot more organized football nation that made one World Cup finals appearance (1982) and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.


“I believe we got a positive draw against Sri Lanka because of their lower 173 ranking. But should we win, we will have it more challenging due to the fact we is going to be up against Kuwait,” stated Philippine Football Federation president Nonong Araneta, who monitored the draw via net in Los Baños, Laguna where he, team manager Dan Palami and coach Michael Weiss graced the kickoff of the PFF Suzuki U-23 National Cup Luzon leg.