With sweat dripping all over, his bandana seemingly disheveled from keeping his hair in check for 90 minutes, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, all tall and majestic, sipping water, headed back to the dressing room. Abdelkarim Hassan, Qatar’s world class wing-back came up, and patted Gurpreet. “You should be playing in the …
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A dominant Qatar beat India 1-0 in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar / 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China preliminary round 2 qualification at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. Qatar led 1-0 at half-time, Abdel Aziz Hatim making the difference between the two sides, slotting …
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Calls keep on coming, the phone just doesn’t stop ringing. NRIs based in Doha stay desperate to meet and greet the Blue Tigers. But the bio bubble is in place, playing spoilsport to all aspirations. Nevertheless, requests flow. A day prior to India’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, also the …
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The Indian men’s senior national team are set to return to the field with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers resuming from June 3 with a clash against hosts Qatar, followed by matches against Bangladesh (June 7) and Afghanistan (June 15). All three games will be broadcast live in …
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XtraTime shows here footage of Team India’s gym training sessions in their preparations ahead of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha, Qatar.
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As the Blue Tigers prepare in Doha for their forthcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers which are slated to take place from June 3 onwards, National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stressed on the health parameters which are defining international football during the course of the pandemic. “These …
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There has been some misleading media narration over the team’s preparation in Doha wherein Head Coach Mr. Igor Stimac’s comments have been misinterpreted. The team management including the players, the Head Coach, the support staff along with the AIFF are grateful to the Qatar FA for their cooperation in their …
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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 closed door international friendly between India and the Philippines which was supposed to be played tomorrow on Friday, May 28 in Doha, Qatar has been cancelled. The game was denied permission by the Qatari health authorities due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the local bio bubble restrictions for …
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Following discussions and agreement with CAF, the Local Organising Committee of the Total CAF Super Cup 2020 has decided to allow a crowd attendance of 30% of the stadium capacity in the 29th edition of the game, which will bring together Al-Ahly of Egypt, the 2019/20 Total CAF Champions League …
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