By Our Sports Correspondent

MADISON, (N.J.): India shares the lead with New Zealand, in the intercontinental cup (World Cup qualifying rounds), at the Drew University grounds here. Both of them have 6 points each but India is in first position because of a better goal average.

India has won all the three games played by them. In the opener trey beat France on July 6 by 4 goals to one. In the next game they trounced Chile 60. Indians overcame tough opposition from Poland on July 9 by beating tier 20.

India will now play Egypt and New Zealand. A victory, in either of these will enable it to compete in te World Cup to be held in February 1990 in Pakistan. The tournament concludes on July 16.

Article extracted from this publication >>  July 14, 1989