Tag: Indian Football Team

India were forced out of the AFC Women's Asian Cup on Sunday after a dozen COVID-19 cases among their players led to the cancellation of a group match against Chinese Taipei minutes before kickoff here.

New Delhi: As part of their preparation for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, India will play an international football friendly against China on October 13, it was announced on Sunday. The match which will be held in the scheduled FIFA October window will be played at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium at […]

Dhaka: The Indian football team lost 1-2 to much-lower ranked Maldives in the final of the SAFF Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday. Maldives scored in either half, and the only Indian goal came in the added extra time of the second half courtesy a Sumeet Passi strike. India, coached by Stephen […]

Dhaka: The Indian football team began its SAFF Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium here on Wednesday. A goal each from Ashique Kuruniyan (35th minute) and Lalianzuala Chhangte (47th) settled the issue for the defending champions. India, fielding the youngest team in the competition, […]

Dubai: The Indian football team were on Friday clubbed with hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Bahrain in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup, the official draw for which was held at the Armani Hotel Ballroom at the iconic Burj Khalifa here. India captain Sunil Chhetri, Iranian legend Ali Daei, iconic Chinese player Sun […]

Bishkek: India topped Group A of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers despite going down 1-2 to Kyrgyzstan in their last match at the Dolon Omurzakov Stadium here on Tuesday. Anton Zemlianukhin and Mirlan Murzaev each scored as Kyrgyzstan secured a 2-1 victory over India, after both teams had earlier guaranteed their progression to next January’s […]

New Delhi: India are bracing up for another tough test against Ghana here on Thursday as they need a win by a big margin to keep their hopes alive for qualification to the Round-of-16 of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. India have suffered two losses from as many games in Group A, against the United […]

The Indian football team will play their home match of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati March 12

Zurich: The Indian football team has dropped 10 places to 107 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. The Sunil Chhetri-led side registered two victories and a draw in three matches after they were placed at the 97th spot in August. India defeated Mauritius and held St Kitts and Nevis to a draw to […]

India have struggled to train for the qualifiers amid the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Head coach Igor Stimac said that it is not the "ideal situation" ahead of the qualifiers but the team will be putting in "intense" sessions before their matches get underway.

New Delhi: India lost 1-3 to Mexico to suffer its second defeat of the 2019 MU-15 Tournament in Palmanova, Italy on Monday. This was India’s second defeat in as many games, after it lost 0-3 against USA on Sunday. Jesus Hernandes Moreno opened the scoring for Mexico early on, before Carlos Eduardo Guillen added another. Aula […]

New Delhi: The Indian football team moved down by two places to 103 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. In the recently held Intercontinental Cup, India failed to register even a single win as they lost to Tajikistan (2-4) and DPR Korea (2-5) before playing out a 1-1 draw against Syria in their […]

Guwahati: Looking to lead by example, star striker Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday said the Indian football team is “fit and hungry” going into its opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, against Oman. The 103-ranked India will begin their campaign on Thursday at what is expected to be a packed Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Chhetri, […]

New Delhi: India captain Sunil Chhetri is extremely proud of the way the Blue Tigers fought valiantly against Qatar and held the Asian champions to a goal-less draw in the second match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 joint qualifiers Round 2 in Doha. Chhetri, who could not […]

New Delhi: India won the the SAFF U-18 football championship for the first time after defeating Bangladesh 2-1 in the final in Kathmandu on Sunday. India took the lead in the second minute when Vikram Partap Singh sped past his marker and took a shot which found the back of the net. The match-winner came […]