Indian football team coach Igor Stimac has been penalised with a two-match ban and is fined 500 US Dollars for a red card offence during the match against Kuwait in the SAFF Championship.
The Indian senior men's team will face Lebanon for the third time in little over a fortnight in the semi-final of the SAFF Championship 2023, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, on Saturday, July 1, 2023
Indian men's football team assistant coach Mahesh Gawli hailed Sunil Chhetri for his performance in the SAFF Championship match against Kuwait, saying that he was "running like a 21-year-old"
Following his side's 1-1 draw against Kuwait in their SAFF Championship match, Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri hoped that Anwar Ali, who scored an own goal that spoilt India's chances of securing a win, will move on and that the episode was now in the past
In what was a high-tempo and high-tempered contest from start to finish, Sunil Chhetri's 92nd international goal, a clinical volley put India ahead at the stroke of half-time. However, an unfortunate own goal from Anwar Ali in second-half injury time put a heartbreaking and unfortunate end t
India defeated Nepal 2-0 in the SAFF Championship 2023 on Saturday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. After securing the win against Nepal the Indian football team confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the tournament
Sunil Chhetri netted an early brace before adding another after the break for his fourth international hat-trick, thereby taking his tally to 90 goals and leaving Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia behind who has 89 international goals to his name.
Now, he has taken his goal tally to 90 and has surpassed Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia (with 89 goals) to climb to the fourth spot among the highest goal-scorers in international football.
Captain Sunil Chhetri and winger Lallianzuala Chhangte scored the two goals that led to India lifting the Intercontinental Cup. India have played six matches so far in 2023 and kept clean sheets in all of them.