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The most probable opponents would be Cambodia away and Brunei Darussalam at home, which could pave the way for British-born Australian tactician Andrew Ord to make his debut as Bangladesh head coach. Ord, who was appointed coach in May this year, expects the Cambodia game to be a tough contest."I think Cambodia will be very difficult. They made it to the AFC qualifying stage so they played six real international matches. It's going to be a very difficult game," said Ord to the reporters Thursday. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's shocking defeat against Bhutan on October 10 in the AFC Cup qualifiers play-off last year was their last international game which left them with no fixture for the foreseeable future.
