Bangladesh football team’s past struggles against Australia have never been pleasant. In the 2015 World Cup Qualifiers, they were defeated 5-0 and 4-0 in two legs. This time with the 2026 World Cup in front of them, the Socceroos have worn a garland of goals. The 7-0 loss in Melbourne still stings. Morsalin-Jamals will be tested by fire again in front of the Socceroos tomorrow Thursday. Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan thinks Melbourne’s big loss was a ‘mistake’. The 34-year-old midfielder hopes to forget the past and have a positive fight at home.
Bangladesh has completed the last minute preparations at King’s Arena ahead of tomorrow’s match. After that, Jamal Bhuiyan had to listen to embarrassing questions about the seven-goal loss in the first leg at the pre-match press conference. The Bangladesh captain, however, put various explanations behind the loss, ‘The weather was unfavorable there (Melbourne). It was very cold, everyone had to play with gloves. Besides, the 7-0 loss was like a mistake. Playing on their own turf here. There will be supporters, there will be family members. Here we want to match ourselves.’
The Bangladesh team’s defense collapsed like a house of cards in Melbourne. At least in Dhaka, the hosts do not want to let that happen. He wanted to fight as hard as he could. They want to play exciting games surrounded by fans on familiar grounds.
Jamal therefore wants to forget the past and move forward, ‘We want to forget what happened in Melbourne. We have a good chance tomorrow. I want everyone to perform.’
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