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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 19 2013 | 5:55 PM IST
tournament, the Indians cannot afford to take the event lightly as just one off day at office will be enough to spoil their 2014 World Cup dreams, to be held at Hague in The Netherlands. Nobbs too knows the importance of the tournament. "We cannot afford to relax at anytime as it is a qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup. We cannot take any side lightly," he had said. "These boys will never be complacent. We need to keep the winning trend going as tough matches against China and Ireland awaits us in the tournament," Nobbs said. For Oman the tournament is more of an exposure trip as even before their arrival here, they very well knew that they are no match for sides like India, Ireland and China. The main target for Oman tomorrow would be to concede less goals unlike the Fijians. Having already lost their tournament opener 0-4 against China, Oman would be aiming for respectable scoreline. Oman's best chances to taste success in the tournament are against 40th ranked Bangladesh and Fiji.

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First Published: Feb 19 2013 | 5:55 PM IST

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