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India & Bangladesh play out 1-1 draw in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

India picked up a point in their third match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup Joint Qualifiers, as they drew 1-1 against neighbours Bangladesh at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata, on Tuesday, October 15. Saad Uddin had put Bangladesh in front in the first half, …

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420 Grams S02E07: India vs Bangladesh FIFA World Cup qualifier Preview!

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 …

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Sunil Chhetri: India don’t need me to make a difference!

Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri, who has already scored 72 international goals in 112 matches believes that “India Team won’t need” him to make a difference when the Blue Tigers go out against Bangladesh tomorrow, October 15. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30pm IST. “India team won’t need a …

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India GK Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: The passion of Kolkata is contagious!

An emotional Gurpreet Singh Sandhu went back to the days of his playing career when he was still a budding goalkeeper while heading towards the iconic Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata for the first training session ahead of the International ‘Derby’ against Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and …

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420 Grams Shorts: What are the Implications of Sandesh Jhingan’s ACL Tear?

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 …

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The beautiful game, the City of Joy, and a much-awaited international derby!

Two walls outside the dressing rooms at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata are enough to give one a sense of the rich history that has been witnessed inside the ramparts of the cauldron that in 1997 witnessed a record attendance of over 130,000 spectators in the 1997 Federation Cup semifinal …

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