Tag Archives: Igor Stimac

India’s Igor Stimac: Difficult circumstances to play football!

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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AIFF Technical Committee extends Stimac contract, takes other decisions!

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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India’s Igor Stimac: Important to make up for lost time ahead of FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

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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420 Grams VIDEO LIVE: India Men’s Team Opposition Analysis: Bangladesh!

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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XtraTime VIDEO: 28 India probables named ahead of June qualifiers!

A 28-member Indian National Team squad left for Doha last night (May 19, 2021) for India’s three forthcoming matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Qualifiers, slated to be played from June 3 onwards. As per the health parameters required to …

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420 Grams VIDEO LIVE: India Men’s Team Head to Qatar for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

India head coach Igor Stimac has announced the 28-member squad that will represent India in the remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers starting on June 3. The 420 Grams crew examines the merits of the squad and what we might see in the games with …

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28 India probables to fly to Doha for camp ahead of June qualifiers!

A 28-member Indian National Team squad will leave for Doha today evening, May 19 for India’s three forthcoming matches in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China, slated to be played from June 3 onwards. As per the health parameters required to …

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Will India & Igor Stimac learn from the heavy UAE defeat?

The Blue Tigers will be back in action in less then a month for their final three matches of the joint second round 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha. After an enforced 19 month pandemic break for the qualifiers, India get back facing hosts Qatar (June …

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India’s Igor Stimac: Not hope, hard work is the only answer!

Indian Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac mentions that the two results against UAE – the one in the AFC Asian Cup (2019), and the recent International Friendly came under “very different circumstances”. In a candid chat, Stimac opens up about his philosophy of football and talks at …

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