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Team India

420 Grams S02E11: Afghanistan vs India Preview: Fatigue, Back Line woes hound India!

The Indian football team players have arrived for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan after a long transit with only 24 hours to adjust to conditions in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With defender Anas Edathodika ruled out of the game because of personal issues, a struggling back line is further exposed. …

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Elite Youth Football continues to show growth in Asia!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Youth Panel continues to develop and promote Elite Youth Football in Asia following their eighth meeting at the AFC House in the Malaysian capital on Monday, November 11. The AFC Elite Youth Team Scheme is a key step in talent development that will help MAs …

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Trivandrum to Tajikistan: India internationals recall 2016 SAFF Cup win!

On the eve of their joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Thursday, November 14, senior members of the Blue Tigers family recalled the time when they overcame their old foes to lift the 2016 SAFF …

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India ready to overcome challenges & brave adversities against Afghanistan!

Hours after arriving in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, India head coach Igor Stimac stated that the Blue Tigers need to overcome “tough challenges” imposed by Afghanistan, besides braving adversities, when they face-off in the Group E encounter of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup …

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420 Grams S02E10: India U-19 debacle leaves little hope for next round FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

India’s under-19 men’s football team played and lost three successive games at the just-concluded qualifiers for the AFC Under-19 Championships. In this episode of the 420 Grams, they look at the pipeline for the national team, examine the problems in the system despite the high levels of publicity and hype, …

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Coming back with clean sheets important, India defenders say in unison!

The Blue Tigers’ defensive unit feels that “coming away with clean sheets” will be of paramount importance when they play two back-to-back matches away against Afghanistan and Oman in the next joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers within six days. “Maintaining clean sheets will be of paramount …

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Winning against Afghanistan is only thing on India’s mind!

One day before reaching Dushanbe, Blue Tigers’ coach Igor Stimac voiced that winning against Afghanistan is “the only thing” the team is focusing on right now after they wrapped up the solitary training session at the Dubai Sports City in Dubai today, November 12 morning. “We have a steep task …

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India leave for Dubai en route to Dushanbe to face Afghanistan!

A pumped up Indian Men’s Senior National Team squad will leave the Indian shores tonight, November 11 for their joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers forthcoming back to back matches against Afghanistan and Oman. The 26-member squad will have their first overnight halt in Dubai …

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Adil Khan: I would like to score a few more for India!

Adil Khan, whose last-gasp equaliser salvaged a draw for India against Bangladesh at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata in the last FIFA World Cup qualifier revealed that he’ll be happy “scoring a few more goals” for the Blue Tigers in the future. “It was the moment of truth for us …

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