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The All India Football Federation has announced the senior men's squad for the away fixture against Afghanistan in Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification. The Blue Tigers left for Abha, S audi Arabia, on Friday, March 15, 2024
Team India will take on Afghanistan on March 22 at 12.30 am IST. The home leg of this contest is scheduled to take place at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on March 26, 2024. India is third in Group A of the qualifiers and is currently tied on three points with Kuwait, who are second with goal difference.
India's 25-member squad for World Cup Qualifiers vs AFG
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith.
Defenders: Akash Mishra, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Bheke, Nikhil Poojary, Subhasish Bose, Anwar Ali, Amey Ranawade, Jay Gupta.
Midfielders: Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Liston Colaco, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Imran Khan.
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh.
Hyderabad to host India's home clash against Kuwait
Talking about India's FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers results so far, the Blue Tigers have defeated Kuwait 1-0 away, thanks to Manvir Singh's 79th-minute strike. But the Indian team suffered a 3-0 loss against Qatar on November 21, 2023. The second leg of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier between India and Kuwait will take place in Hyderabad. The Telangana Football Association confirmed the development with the fixture slated to take place on June 6, 2024.
