On the surface, it was just another day for me. But Kolkata was buzzing – the City of Joy has always risen to the occasion for a big football match, and it was no different. Expectations were sky-high in Kolkata as we took on Bangladesh at the VYBK (Saltlake Stadium) …
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The focal point has shifted, it’s no more about the fight put up against Qatar. That’s the past. Rather, it’s now about the forthcoming match against Bangladesh in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar / 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China preliminary round 2 qualification. That’s the present, …
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With a little under a week to go for India’s first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Asian champions Qatar, Indian National Football Team Head Coach Igor Stimac highlighted the importance of making up for lost time on the training ground. “Our initial plan was to start …
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The 420 Grams crew are joined by Atique Anam, a senior reporter with the Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star, for the lowdown on the camp and insights into what Team Bangladesh are getting up to ahead of the India are up against on June 7.
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Here comes an AFC preview of the upcoming final games of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers – Group E.
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The transition in Indian Football has been such that Anirudh Thapa, barely 23, finds himself a senior pro amidst the influx of young talent that is making it to the Senior Team. Currently in Doha, Thapa, a former AIFF Academy cadet, opens up about his role in the team, the …
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With the Indian Men’s Senior National Team having kicked-off their preparatory camp in Doha, the Blue Tigers in unison maintained that the result of the International Friendlies in Dubai in March won’t have any impact on forthcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar / 2023 AFC Asian Cup – …
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After getting the okay from the Qatari authorities, the Indian national football team are set to head to Doha on Wednesday, May 19 to prepare themselves for their three remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Qatar have accepted the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) request to allow …
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The preparations of the Indian national football team has been hit hard by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a number of unnamed internationals having contracted the virus while the preparatory camp in Kolkata had to be cancelled due to the prevailing situation. The All India Football Federation …
Read More »The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) have announced a 33-men Bangladesh national football team squad for their remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers to be played from June 3 to 15 in Doha, Qatar. Bangladesh are set to face Afghanistan (June 3), India (June 7) and Oman (June …
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