Azkals arrive in Sri Lanka

With a report from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals have arrived in Sri Lanka for the first leg of their World Cup qualifier.

The Philippine National Football team will face Sri Lanka on June 29, Wednesday.

The Azkals finished a two-week training program in Germany to prepare for their match.

The team played in four practice games against German teams. They won the first two games and lost the last two.

While in Germany, the team was joined by Filipino-European players Angel Guirado, Rob Gier, Stephen Shrock and Manuel Ott.

Team captain Aly Borromeo said that the Azkals are stronger as a team now and that they are ready to play against Sri Lanka.