Team India

The India U17 women’s national team are set to begin their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 13:00 IST, taking on Iraq in their opening Group E fixture at the MP Selayang Stadium in Selayang, Malaysia. India will aim for a …

A spirited fightback saw a goal down India U17 men’s national team restore parity and draw 1-1 with Myanmar in the first friendly match at the StarCity Sports Club in Thanlyin, Myanmar, on Sunday, October 4, 2026. The hosts opened the scoreline through Aung Myat Thar in the 42nd minute, …

Kolkata keeps its footballing royalty in a private museum of memory. Pelé arrived with the New York Cosmos in 1977 and found a Mohun Bagan side stubborn enough to hold them 2-2 at Eden Gardens. Diego Maradona came twice and was received less like a visiting footballer than a returning …

Beneath the floodlights at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, India blue and Brazil’s canary yellow swept through the stands as two football worlds finally shared the same pitch. A night India had waited generations to experience ended in defeat, but not submission. The Blue Tigers made five-time world champions Brazil …

Brazil’s press conference was almost over when Khalid Jamil entered the room. Carlo Ancelotti was answering his final questions, speaking in the measured, unhurried manner that has accompanied him through three decades at football’s summit. Jamil, whose own media duties were next, stayed to listen. When Ancelotti rose from his …

For generations, Brazil have occupied India’s football imagination – through radio commentaries, grainy World Cup telecasts, late-night screenings and canary-yellow shirts worn across the country. On Saturday, October 3, 2026, that distant relationship becomes a contest. The Indian men’s national team will face the five-time world champions for the first …