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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 …

For the second day in succession, the Blue Tigers hit the training ground in New Delhi in preparation for their joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan and Oman slated on November 14 and 19 respectively. After yesterday’s stretching and passing session, the players in the …

India ended their 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers campaign with a 0-3 loss to Afghanistan on Sunday, November 10 at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar. The Afghans scored thrice in the first half, racing into an early lead. The Indians did try to pull it back, …

With an eye on acclimatising to artificial turfs, the Senior Indian Men’s National Team which have started to assemble in Delhi from today, November 9 ahead of their back to back joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers didn’t waste any time to hit the “artificial …

India will go up against Afghanistan in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers on Sunday, November 10. Having finished on the losing end in their first two games against Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, head coach Floyd Pinto stated that the team wants to finish …

India bowed out of the race for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers after a 0-4 loss to hosts Saudi Arabia on Friday, November 8 at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar. The home side opened the scoring in the second minute as forward Mohammad Khalil Marran …

Asian football’s highest individual accolade – the AFC Diamond of Asia – has been awarded to His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah in recognition for his valuable contributions spanning more than three decades …

Following a proposal made by the Iraqi Football Association, FIFA and the AFC confirmed that Iraq’s upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China qualifiers against Iran and Bahrain will be played in Jordan on 14 and 19 November respectively. The Iraqi Football …

India will take on hosts Saudi Arabia in their second match of the AFC U-19 Championships 2020 Qualifiers on Friday, November 8, after beginning their campaign with a 0-2 defeat to Uzbekistan in the Group F opener. “It was not the result that we wanted but there’s no time to …

The Indian Women’s Team is high on confidence after achieving its first ever result against 34th ranked Vietnam in an International Friendly, and the players believe that such matches against strong opposition facilitates confidence in setting higher targets for the future. Head Coach Maymol Rocky felt, “More than the result, …