It was heartbreak for the Indian national football team as they conceded two late goals to lose 1-2 to Oman in their opening joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match in Guwahati on Thursday night. The ingredients were all there for an upset and successful start to …
Read More »India suffer a late 1-2 loss to Oman!
Oman made a late comeback to defeat India 2-1 in the opening Group E match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Joint-Qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, on Thursday, September 5. The Blue Tigers’ talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri opened the scoring, …
Read More »Superpower Football – India Vs Oman: 5 Things You Should Know About Oman!
How good are Indian Football team’s chances in their first 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier match versus Oman? Your chance to get up to speed about our opponents before the crucial game!
Read More »Team India well prepared as qualifiers kick-off against Oman!
The Indian senior national team begins its joint qualifying campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup against Oman at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday, September 5 and at the pre-match press conference on Wednesday, September 4, head coach Igor Stimac stated …
Read More »India’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: We will play to win against Oman!
The Indian Senior National Team is all set to take on Oman on Wednesday, September 5 in Guwahati for their first encounter of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A day ahead of the crucial match, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stressed the …
Read More »New & Improved AFC MA Development Programmes launched!
Member Association (MA) development has been one of the core focus areas of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Vision and Mission and the last 12 months have witnessed the introduction of a plethora of new and improved MA Development Programmes. The AFC Financial Assistance Programme (AFAP) has risen to USD500,000 …
Read More »2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Official Emblem revealed!
The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was unveiled today, September 3 as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time (19:22 …
Read More »Building from the back: Blue Tigers New Mantra!
It was in May earlier this year that Croatian Igor Stimac was appointed as the head coach of the Indian national team and since then, a striking feature of the Blue Tigers has been their style of play – with more focus on keeping the ball and building up from …
Read More »India arrive in Guwahati ahead of Oman opener in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!
The Indian Senior National Team reached Guwahati on Monday, September 2 ahead of their match against Oman on Thursday, September 5. The match kicks-off Blue Tigers’ 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, and also the joint qualification process for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Many a player labelled Guwahati as …
Read More »AFC Dream Asia Awards 2019 nominees announced!
The power of football as a platform for social development continues to gain momentum with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Awards 2019 compiling a record 26 shortlist from Member Associations and many other organisations. Leading the way in the Inspiring Member Associations category, which was introduced in 2018, …
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