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The tactician conceded that her selection for the tie against the 2022 runners-up was done with an eye on the playoff for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027 - with Uzbekistan to face either Japan or the Philippines on Thursday.
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“If you saw the big rotation of the team, (it was because) we are already thinking of the game in Gold Coast,” explained Kulbyte.
“We already did our job here by reaching the quarter-finals but we still have one more goal to achieve. We dream of reaching the World Cup and we hope to do our job there."
“We already did our job here by reaching the quarter-finals but we still have one more goal to achieve. We dream of reaching the World Cup and we hope to do our job there."
“When you lose the game, no matter which opponent, you cannot be happy. But the girls did everything they could today but we had girls who gained experience today.
“Inside the team we have the World Cup dream and we agreed to do everything for that and now it’s time to switch the focus towards that.”
The Lithuanian kept key players like Lyudmilla Karachik, Maftuna Shoyimova and Nilufar Kudratova on the bench while Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva only came on for the second half.
“Inside the team we have the World Cup dream and we agreed to do everything for that and now it’s time to switch the focus towards that.”
The Lithuanian kept key players like Lyudmilla Karachik, Maftuna Shoyimova and Nilufar Kudratova on the bench while Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva only came on for the second half.
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Kulbyte, in paying tribute to Korea Republic’s quality, was relatively pleased with how her squad coped with the game despite the outcome.
“Tough match. Congratulations to the opponents, all the best to them in the semi-finals,” said Kulbyte. “They are on a different level to us. We need to accept and keep our feet on the floor.
“Korea (Republic) are great on rotation, mobile players on the wings. Their switching play was also very good and sometimes we had issues with that. They are an impressive team but no complaints against my team.”
“Tough match. Congratulations to the opponents, all the best to them in the semi-finals,” said Kulbyte. “They are on a different level to us. We need to accept and keep our feet on the floor.
“Korea (Republic) are great on rotation, mobile players on the wings. Their switching play was also very good and sometimes we had issues with that. They are an impressive team but no complaints against my team.”
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