India played a goalless draw with Kuwait in Sunil Chhetri’s farewell game at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, thus India's hopes for qualifying for the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification took a hit. In Group A match, in front of...
Igor Stimac announces first list of 26 probables for Bhubaneswar camp
Igor Stimac announces first list of 26 probables for Bhubaneswar camp on Saturday, May 4 in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 matches against Kuwait and Qatar. India are currently placed second in the group, with four points from four matches. The top two...
India dropped to 121 in latest FIFA Ranking released in April 2024
India dropped to 121 in latest FIFA Ranking released in April 2024. After the 2-1 loss against Afghanistan in the second round of World Cup 2026 qualifiers in Guwahati last month, the Blue Tigers slipped four places. India had broken into the top 100 last year, having won the Intercontinental...
India suffer a shock 2-1 defeat against Afghanistan at Guwahati
India suffer a shock 2-1 defeat against Afghanistan at Guwahati in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers. Blue Tiger's skipper Sunil Chhetri gave India the lead on his 150th International Match in 38' through penalty. This was Sunil Chhetri's...