DHAKA, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS)-Bangladesh national football team's head coach 
Javier Cabrera said his boys have the mentality and ambition to achieve full 
three points from the crucial match against Hong Kong. 
   
Bangladesh will face Hong Kong China in their crucial group C match of the 
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled to be held at National Stadium under the 
flood light tomorrow (Thursday).

"The match against Hong Kong is very crucial and vital for us and his boys 
are fully prepared to fight in the whole ninety minutes in the match. Thy 
boys have the mentally and also have the ambition to achieve full three 
points from the important match." said Cabrera at a pre match press 
conference held at National Stadium conference room today (Wednesday).

He said they need to learn for the last match against Singapore and not to 
repeat the same mistakes against Hong Kong China.

"There was a lot of expectation for everyone in the last match against 
Singapore..... we did not get any point despite we had very good moment in 
the match, we really need to learn from that match and not to repeat the same 
mistakes against Hong Kong," he said further. 

The Spanish born Bangladesh head coach said preparation has been very good, 
we gave been training almost for ten day and preparing for big challenge 
........very important match for us ... we fell very convinced that we can 
achieve something good on the Thursday's match ... we are very excited and 
expecting a full house stadium.

Replying to a question, Cabrera said the level of Hong Kong team is similar 
like Singapore. The only difference between the two teams the two team have 
difference identity and different playing style.

Replying to a question the head coach said his side still has the chance to 
achieve something good from the remaining three group matches and he is quite 
contents with the present squad. 

Jamal said the overall preparation of the team is good and his boys are 
excited for the Thursday's match.

The Bangladesh captain said they started very well in the last match against 
Singapore but could not keep the tempo eventually. He emphasized to play full 
ninety minutes against Hong to get result.  

Hong Kong China team head coach Ashley Westwood said his boys have done good 
preparation and he is very happy and expecting good performance from his boys 
against Bangladesh. 

He said Bangladesh is good side and it would not be easy for them to deal 
with Bangladesh team as they have some quality player like Hamza but his boys 
would make every possible to make good start in the match against the home 
side.