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[ad_1] India will take on Afghanistan in World Cup qualifier match© AFPIndia vs Afghanistan Live Streaming:India will be squaring off against Afghanistan in the Group A match of the second round of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier in Guwahati on Tuesday. This match is also the second round of the Asian Football Confederation Championship Qualifier. It will be an historic match as India captain Sunil Chhetri will be playing his 150th international game. India can still advance to the third round but the task has got a lot tougher following last week's stalemate in the away leg against Afghanistan, from which they gained only a point. The Blue Tigers currently stand second in the group with four points from three games, one ahead of Kuwait, who are on three points from as many matches. In...

[ad_1] Milestone man Sunil Chhetri will be the cynosure of all eyes as India hope to overcome their struggles in front of the goal in the return leg of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Afghanistan in Guwahati on Tuesday. Igor Stimac's India fired a blank in a disappointing draw in the away leg Group A match in Abha, Saudi Arabia on March 22 against their lower-ranked opponents, extending their goalless run. India last scored a goal in November 2023 against Kuwait.In this backdrop, it will be imperative from India's point of view that Chhetri, who will be appearing in his 150th international match, rises to the occasion and make his landmark game memorable at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.Having played his first International in 2005, he has so far earned 149 international c...

[ad_1] Ahead of Sunil Chhetri's 150th Senior International match in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Round 2 encounter against Afghanistan in Guwahati, the India skipper said that he never dreamt of playing for the country. In an interview with the AIFF, the 39-year-old Blue Tigers skipper said that when he made his debut in the Subroto Cup, he never imagined representing India since at that time there was no bridge that connected one's actions to their destination."When I was playing the Subroto Cup in Delhi, I didn't even think or dream that I would play for the country. The professional setup of playing for a club was too far. There wasn't any bridge that directly connected your actions to your destination. That is not the case now, as a kid playing in any ...

[ad_1] Nearly two decades after he made his senior debut against Pakistan, Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri is set for another milestone as he will appear in his 150th international match in the World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in Guwahati on Tuesday. India played out a goalless draw against Afghanistan in their away leg contest as they climbed to second in Group A in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. By achieving the feat, Chhetri will become the 40th player in the world to play 150 or more international matches in the list led by Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (205).Chhetri first donned the senior national jersey on June 12, 2005, in a friendly match against Pakistan in Quetta.He was India's scorer in the 1-1 draw. Since then, he has made 149 appearanc...