In a historic first for Indian football, the Indian U-19 National Team will face the U-19 Youth Team of current FIFA World Cup champions France on September 9 in the Four-Nation Tournament in Croatia and look to create an upset. This is the first-time ever that any Indian National Team …
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After winning the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship in Bhutan, the Indian U-16 Girls National Team look to secure qualification in the 2018 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers which kicks-off on September 15 in Mongolia. India have been drawn in Group B of the qualifiers alongside the hosts Mongolia, Pakistan, Hong …
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The Indian U-19 National Team currently on an exposure tour in Croatia to participate in a Four-Nation Tournament went down by a solitary goal against Slovenia U-19s on Thursday, September 6. In a match where India dominated – both in terms of possession and chances created, Slovenia’s match-winner came much …
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With Sri Lanka conquered, the new look India now look forward to their next challenge – the match against Maldives. The 2-0 result against Lanka did please National Coach Stephen Constantine but he “isn’t happy with the performance”. “We need to rectify the mistakes before the next match. We started …
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Support for your home country in any foreign country is always a bonus. The Indian Football Team has been lucky as they had quite a handful of Indians who turned up at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka when Stephen Constantine’s boys played Sri Lanka in their opening fixture of the …
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A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5.
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A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5. A goal each from Ashique Kuruniyan (35th) and Lalianzuala Chhangte (47th) in each half settled the …
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Currently participating in a four-nation tournament in Gorcia, Croatia featuring the U-19 Youth teams of FIFA World Cup winners France, Runners-up Croatia and Slovenia, the Indian U-19 National Team went down 0-5 to Croatia U-19s in their first match on Tuesday, September 4. The hosts took an early lead in …
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A new-look India Team, fresh from a more-than-a-month (since July 28, 2018) long preparation camp look extremely focused and confident before embarking on their journey in the SAFF Cup. The defending champions begin their campaign on the second day of the tournament when they face Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu …
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Back in 2011, a skinny defender led a Kodalia-based (a suburban area near Kolkata) school in Subroto Cup – the pan-India school football tournament. Fast forward to 2018, the grown-up promising defender is on the brink of the leading the National Team in India’s opener in the SAFF Cup. “I …
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