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Don’t let the newspaper headlines fool you. Of course, football fans in India dream of making it to the FIFA World Cup. But Qatar 2022? Really? When India’s qualifying campaign began the men’s national football team had two clear objectives; the first was to make it to the AFC Asian …

After an uninspired first half performance in Tajijkistan’s Dushanbe against Afghanistan, the Indian football team rallied back to get a draw away from home. Igor Stimac’s substitutions and Seiminlen Doungel’s first goal for India in injury time sealed a point that was perhaps well deserved. The 420 Grams crew and …

The Indian football team players have arrived for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan after a long transit with only 24 hours to adjust to conditions in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With defender Anas Edathodika ruled out of the game because of personal issues, a struggling back line is further exposed. …

India’s under-19 men’s football team played and lost three successive games at the just-concluded qualifiers for the AFC Under-19 Championships. In this episode of the 420 Grams, they look at the pipeline for the national team, examine the problems in the system despite the high levels of publicity and hype, …

On October 14, in Kuala Lumpur, representatives of India’s top football clubs were presented a plan for the future. Among the most significant features of this plan is the tacit recognition of the Indian Super League (ISL), a privately owned football tournament, as the nation’s only football league. The phased …

It was a much-anticipated evening in Kolkata and a derby day, of sorts, that the capacity crowd hoped to end in celebration. Instead, Indian football team put in an insipid, uninspired performance in their FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Bangladesh on October 15. Home fans had to wait till …

The Indian football team, on a high after a big draw against Asian champions Qatar in Doha, will take on Bangladesh in their 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifier match at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata on October 15. India, without the services of injured centre-back Sandesh …

Leslie Xavier and Arjun Pandit, with a combined total of six torn ACLs, talk us through Sandesh Jhingan’s knee injury. Unfortunately for Indian football team’s first-choice centre back, the only way forward is surgery and rehab. But, though the process is long and requires patience, it’s not all bad if …

The Indian under-16 boys football team is on a bit of a roll. Under coach Bibiano Fernandes, they have played 42 games since February 2019 and are on a 14-game unbeaten run in international competition. Last week, the boys qualified for the AFC Under-16 Championships in style, topping the group …

Indian football team coach Igor Stimac has picked his probables for the training camp ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. India begin their journey with two big fixtures – against Oman at home and Asian champions Qatar away. The 420 Grams crew, along with former India skipper …