Kolkata: Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia yesterday said the national team can be among the top 10 countries in Asia in near future through developing strong U-15 and U-17 teams.


Bhaichung Bhutia. Pic/Atul Kamble

"Through the under-15, under-17, we are going to develop so that within the next 10 to 15 years we can be one of the top 10 teams in Asia. Let's not talk about the World Cup and be unrealistic," Bhutia told reporters here at a Walk For a Cause media conference where he has been roped in as a goodwill ambassador.