All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced Bhubaneswar and Guwahati as the venues for the first two home matches of India in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
India has been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
The Blue Tigers will open their campaign against with an away fixture in Kuwait on November 16. India will next host Qatar at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, on November 21.
Next Year, India will face Qualifiers from Round 1 (Afghanistan or Mongolia) away on March 21 and at home on March 26. The home match will be played at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati.
India’s home leg venue against Kuwait on June 6 will be confirmed later.
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