Much to the dismay of Indian Football fans, the Blue Tigers went down fighting against Qatar in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu once again stepping up as the saving grace for India. Here are 5 things we learned from the game!
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Indian National Team head coach Igor Stimac and captain Sunil Chhetri speak to the media ahead of India’s 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup Joint Qualifiers match against Qatar at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha.
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Indian National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stated that India’s goalless draw against Qatar in the first-leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers came as a “big surprise” to the footballing fraternity. Speaking at the official pre-match press conference a day prior to India’s match against the …
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The AIFF have extended national team gaffer Igor Stimac’s contract by just 3 months which possibly signals Stimac’s potential exit. The federation is expected to convene once again and take a decision on this, weighing the results of the Blue Tigers’ games in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers! Do you …
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On May 28, the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) extended the contract of Indian football team coach Igor Stimac (which ran out on May 15) by three months. The contract of AIFF’s technical director, Isac Doru, was not renewed. 420 Grams’ Jaydeep Basu and Arjun Pandit …
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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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Henry Menezes, Deputy Chairman, Technical Committee, All India Football Federation chaired the AIFF Technical Committee meeting via video conferencing today, May 28. Shyam Thapa, the current Chairman of the Committee, and also a former India International, could not attend owing to illness. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF and Abhishek Yadav, …
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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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The 420 Grams crew are joined by Qatari journalist of Indian origin Ahmed Hashim, editor of local football website QFootLive, for all the info on the camp and insights into what India are up against on June 3.
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