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The Indian senior men’s team head coach Igor Stimac, on Friday, November 3, 2023, announced a list of 28 probables for the first two matches of Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification.
The Blue Tigers are set to face Kuwait in their opening Group A fixture at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City on Thursday, November 16 at 22:00 IST, before returning home to take on Qatar at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, November 21 at 19:00 IST.
India will travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 8 for a preparatory camp before the qualifiers.
INDIA Probables
Goalkeepers
Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith
Defenders
Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Roshan Singh Naorem, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose
Midfielders
Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Glan Peter Martins, Lalengmawia, Liston Colaco, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Nandhakumar Sekar, Rohit Kumar, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Udanta Singh Kumam
Forwards
Ishan Pandita, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh
#India's #BlueTigers will miss #AnwarAli, #JeaksonSingh, #AshiqueKuruniyan for the start of their #FIFAWorldCup26 – Asia Round 2 qualifiers later this month.
Other players will need to step up, while coach #Stimac will hopefully call-up our current best midfielder in #Apuia.
— Arunava Chaudhuri | arunfoot (@Arunfoot) November 2, 2023
