Bhutan face difficult task to continue their 2018 World Cup adventure

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Bhutan have been handed a difficult group in their attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after being paired with China, Hong Kong, Maldives and Qatar.

The remote Himalayan kingdom, which started the first round of qualifiers as the world’s worst team, according to Fifa rankings, battled past Sri Lanka over two legs to make it to the second round. Bhutan’s ranking has since risen from 209 to 163 but they will be up against it having been drawn in a difficult group with the world’s most populous nation and the 2022 World Cup hosts.

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