Indian Football Team: Possible IND Starting XI against Afghanistan in World Cup Qualifiers

IND Starting XI: Indian Football Team will be taking on neighbors Afghanistan in the upcoming fixture of the World Cup Qualifiers. The Blue Tigers impressed in the previous game as they beat Bangladesh 2-0, courtesy a brace by the Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri. The Indian Football Team are in at the 3^rd spot in Group E of with six points to their names. They have won one, drawn three and lost three games in the process. Meanwhile, Afghanistan are at 4^th spot with five points, having won one, draw two and lost four.

The last time the two teams squared off, the game ended in a stalemate, as Seiminlen Doungel rescued a point for India by scoring an equalizer at injury time. The Indian team will be eying redemption and it could turn out to be an intriguing affair.

India Football Team vs Afghanistan, World Cup Qualifiers

The Indian Football Team reside at the 105^th spot in the FIFA Rankings. Meanwhile, Afghanistan are 149^th in the rankings.

Recent Form (All Competitions)

India: DLDLLW

Afghanistan: DLWDDL

Throwback to 2011, when the #BlueTigers ?? defeated Afghanistan ?? 4-0 in the final of the SAFF Championship in New Delhi! ?

A certain @chetrisunil11 registered a goal and two assists in the match ?#INDAFG ⚔️ #WCQ ? #BackTheBlue ? #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/mjLX0Ak7oo

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 15, 2021

India Squad

Goalkeeper: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Arminder Singh, Dheeraj Singh

Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Narender Gehlot, Chinglensana Singh, Sandeh Jhingan, Adil Khan, Akash Mishra, Subhashish Bose

Midfielders: Udanta Singh, Brandon Fernades, Liston Colaco, Rowllin Borges, Glan Martins, Anirudh Thapa, Pronoy Halder, Suresh Singh, Apuia, Abdul Saahal, Yasir Mohammad, Lllizanzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan

Forwards: Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Ishan Pandita

India Starting XI (Likely)

G Singh Sandhu; Jhingan, Bose, C Singh, Martins, Fernndes, U. Singh, Wngjam, B Singh; M Singh, S Chhetri

India vs Afghanistan Football Live

The Group E fixture between India and Bangladesh will be competed at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha. The match will kick off at 7:30 PM (IST) and will be broadcasted live on Star Sports, Disney + Hotstar and JIO TV Football.

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