The Blue Tigers began with a slender 1-0 win over Myanmar last Wednesday, with Anirudh Thapa's strike late in the first half made all the difference in a match with plenty of chances and close shaves.
Renedy Singh has fond memories of his own encounters against the Central Asians in the 2007 and 2009 Nehru Cup, winning 3-0 and 2-1, respectively. But, of course, times have changed, and recent encounters between India and the Kyrgyz Republic have been close, which is exactly what Renedy exp
The Tri-Nation International Football Tournament is only half done for the Blue Tigers as they have another match against the Kyrgyz Republic coming up on March 28.
This will be the first time that India Senior National Team will be playing in Imphal as the Federation looks to spread the outreach of the beautiful game throughout the country in line with its strategic roadmap, Vision 2047
Azfar Noorani's ambition of becoming a professional player took shape when he was in school, and his biggest dream is to share the dressing room and pitch wearing the Blue Tigers jersey with skipper Sunil Chhetri.
The Blue Tigers will travel to Vietnam on September 22, 2022, and subsequently play Singapore on September 24, and the hosts on September 27, before making the return journey back to India on September 28
The Blue Tigers demonstrated their dominance by smashing their opponents. With this win, India finished first in the group with nine points from three wins and also secured their second consecutive Asian Cup main-round entry for the first time in the tournament's history.
India will play Hong Kong in their last match of the Group D Asian Cup qualifiers at the VYBK on Tuesday. As things in the group stand, both India and Hong Kong are on 6 points each from 2 matches, with Hong Kong enjoying a superior goal difference of plus 4 in comparison to India's plus 3.
The Blue Tigers are on the cusp of qualifying for back-to-back editions of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history and need a just a point against Hong Kong to secure their berth in the AFC Asian Cup finals.
The midfielder was the man of the moment, seizing the limelight after bringing home the three points in a last-gasp goal after being subbed on for goalscorer and captain Sunil Chhetri in the closing minutes of the match.
The Blue Tigers who beat Cambodia in their first match on Wednesday could take a giant step towards confirming their presence in next year's AFC Asian Cup finals with a victory on Saturday.
The Blue Tigers are currently sitting at the top of the points table in Group D after their win over Cambodia in their first match while Anoush Dastgir's men who faced a defeat against Hong Kong in their first match need a win to stay in contention for an AFC Asian Cup berth.