Denmark can point to previous occasions when they have overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and say that they are genuinely in with a shout of winning the trophy.
Most of Qatar's World Cup side - the majority of whom are nationals & expatriates born - were scouted as kids and came up through the ranks of the $1.3 billion Aspire Academy.
England under Gareth Southgate is the latest to own that unwanted label as they head to the Qatar World cup finals still saddled with ending an interminable wait for silverware.
A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing 'state-sponsored violence' and 'discrimination.'
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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