Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guwahati: India are expecting strong support in the stands when they face Bangladesh in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata on October 15.
There was great support for India in their Asian Qualifiers opener against Oman in Guwahati on September 5 and head coach Igor Stimac is expecting a similar scenario in Kolkata, where the Blue Tigers will be playing for the first time in eight years.
India's result against Qatar, where they held the AFC Asian Cup champions 0-0 in Doha after suffering a late 2-1 defeat to Oman is also expected to spur the fans to pack the VYBK Stadium stands.
www.the-afc.com/en/more/photo/gurpreet_singh_sandhu-india_2.html
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has applauded the Indian diaspora in Doha for playing their part in India holding Asian champions Qatar to a scoreless draw in their Asian Qualifiers Group E tie on Tuesday.
India went into the tie braced for a tough night against the in-form Qatar, who had defeated Afghanistan 6-0 in their opening tie, but walked away with a share of the points.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: India displayed some resilient defending and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu impressed as India held reigning Asian champions Qatar to a 0-0 draw at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Tuesday.
The result leaves Qatar - who defeated Afghanistan 6-0 on Matchday 1, top of the group with four points, while India collect their first point, having lost 2-1 to Oman in the opening match.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guwahati: Head coach Igor Stimac and captain Sunil Chhetri are looking at the positives despite India falling to a heartbreaking late defeat to Oman in their opening Asian Qualifiers Group E match on Thursday.
Just when India started thinking Chhetri's 24th minute goal would be enough to claim the first three points of their bid to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar struck twice in the final eight minutes to secure the win for Oman at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guwahati: Oman came from a goal down to beat India 2-1 in their opening Asian Qualifiers Group E tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Thursday.
Sunil Chhetri had given India a first half lead but the young Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar turned out to be the hero as he scored twice to give Oman the three points.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dhaka: Bangladesh will head into their Asian Qualifiers match against Qatar next week on a high after scoring a second successive triumph over Bhutan in an international friendly on Thursday.
Bangladesh followed up Sunday's 4-1 win over the South Asians with a 2-0 triumph on Thursday as centre-back Yeasin Khan fired a brace at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
With fixtures against Qatar and India looming in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying campaign, Day was pleased his side will take winning form into the challenging fixtures.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Qatar's 2019 winning run against Asian teams was halted by India in the Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday and head coach Felix Sanchez was left rueing his team's bad luck.
It was a run which started in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 as Qatar, en route to lifting the title, defeated Asian giants Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, United Arab Emirates and Japan.