The AIFF president, Kalyan Chaubey, in a simple ceremony, also formally presented Chhetri with a team jersey that was signed by all players and staff members of the current squad
The Indian senior men's team will look to pocket full points as they take on Afghanistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification round two on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, at 19:00 IST. In their previous
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 dreamt of playing for the national team.
India are set to face Afghanistan at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on March 26, in their fourth match of the qualifiers in Group A. 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 man
Sunil Chhetri first donned the Senior National Team 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 appearances for the National Team, netting a record 93 goals. A prolific goal-getter, Chhetri holds
After a disappointing campaign at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, the Indian team will hope to build on their tally of three points from the World Cup Qualifiers where they beat Kuwait 1-0 and lost 0-3 to Qatar in the opening two matchdays in November.
A 25-member Indian senior men's team left for Abha, Saudi Arabia, on Friday to play the away tie against Afghanistan in round two of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification
The Indian senior men's team head coach Igor Stimac on Thursday announced a list of 35 probables for the two matches against Afghanistan in Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification.
India did not reach the knockout stages of the AFC Asian Cup, crashing out in the group stage after losing all its matches to Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria. The tournament was eventually won by Qatar.
The Indian international sustained an injury to his right knee during the Blue Tigers' third and final group-stage match against Syria in the AFC Asian Cup 2023.
Following India's disappointing 1-0 loss to Syria in the Group B match of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Blue Tiger's head coach Igor Stimac on Wednesday said that they need to consistently play at a higher level to perform better