While Germany's win at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is still fresh in the memories of soccer fans, qualifying is set to begin for the 2018 edition, with Asia's 12 lowest-ranked teams set to play their opening matches this week. For teams such as tiny Bhutan, which is in last place in FIFA's rankings at No. 209, and India, considered a potential sleeping giant in the game, failure in the first-round qualifiers would spell the end of their World Cup aspirations for another four years. The winners of this week's matches will progress to the second round in Asian World Cup qualifying, where they will face some of the best teams on the continent. India is perhaps under the most pressure. More...