FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Live Streaming: When & How To Watch India vs Afghanistan Football Match?

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The Indian men's football team will face Afghanistan in their third Group A second round match in the the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha, Saudi Arabia on Thursday (March 21).

Football enthusiasts can witness the action-packed encounters featuring top Indian players such as Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Imran Khan, and Jay Gupta - who has had phenomenal run in the ISL so far and earned his first call-up.

India have had a mixed campaign so far, with a loss against Qatar and an important victory against Kuwait in their second round matches of Group A. The Blue Tigers first lost 0-1 in Kuwait before they went down 0-3 at home against Qatar.

A familiar face in the form of Ashley Westwood will be present in the Afghanistan dug out. Westwood, who has long been associated with Indian football, is currently the coach of the Afghan national team.

India need to finish in the top 2 in the group to move onto the next round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and keep their hopes of playing in the World Cup alive.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be a 48-team competition, with increased slots from Asia, giving the Blue Tigers an opportunity to qualify. AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.

India will face Qatar in June after their encounter against Afghanista. Here is a look at the Indian football schedule and live streaming info for the matches in India:

When is Indian football team playing their FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers away fixtures?

The Blue Tigers will face Afghanistan on Thursday (March 21) at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The India vs Afghanistan match kicks off at 10 PM Local Time. Due to time difference, the match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Friday (March 22) in India.

In June, the Indian football team will travel to Al Kohr to face Qatar after the home fixture against Kuwait. On March 26, India host Afghanistan at home in the reverse fixture.

How to watch India vs Afghanistan & India vs Qatar Football Matches?

FanCode, India's premier sports destination, will be exclusively live streaming India's World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan and Qatar. India will face Afghanistan on March 22, with the game taking place in Saudi Arabia. India and Qatar will face off on June 11.

Football fans can watch all the action on FanCode's mobile app (Android, iOS), TV app available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, Airtel XStream, OTT Play and www.fancode.com.

Meanwhile, the India vs Afghanistan match in Saudi Arabia on March 21 will aslo be shown on DD Sports channel in addition to the live streaming on Fancode app or website.