FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Afghanistan vs India Preview, Head-To-Head, Probable Lineup And Other Details

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Afghanistan vs India football: The Indian football team has travelled to Saudi Arabia for their third World Cup qualifiers game against Afghanistan. India will look to get all three points from this match on the road to solidify their chances of progressing in the third round.

On the other hand, Afghanistan are sitting at the bottom of the Group A table. With several complications, they have very little chance of getting any wins from their next matches. However, they will still try their best to improve their situation.

Match: Afghanistan vs India
Kick-off time: 12:30 AM (India); 10:00 PM (Saudi Arabia)
Location: Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: Damac Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
Date: March 22, 2024

Afghanistan vs India: Head-to-Head Record

India and Afghanistan have played a total of 11 times at the senior level so far. India have mostly dominated these fixtures with seven wins to their names. They last played against each other only two years ago in June in the AFC Asian Cup which India won by a 2-1 margin.

Matches Played in all competitions: 11
India Win: 7
Afghanistan Win: 1
Draws: 3
India Goals: 20
Afghanistan Goals: 7

Afghanistan vs India Preview

The Indian football team is sitting in 3rd place in the Group A table. Additionally, the Blue Tigers were knocked out when they could score even a single goal or earn a single point in the AFC Asian Cup in January.

Hence, they will be determined to make this opportunity count to get all three points from this match. Head coach Igor Stimac also said time and again that he will at least take India to the World Cup qualifiers third round.

The Afghanistan football team does not have the records in their favour. They have won only two out of their last 13 games. Both wins came against Mongolia in the World Cup qualifiers first round. They failed to qualify for the latest edition of the AFC Asian Cup.

So the last time they played any matches was back in November last year. Added to that, the players are the federation of the country are in a dispute that has seen several key players boycott all of their World Cup qualifiers matches so far. Hence, they will have to fight hard to progress further.

Afghanistan vs India: Predicted Lineup

Afghanistan: Azizi; Nzary, Hanifi, Amiri, Askar; Asekzai, Skandari, Popalzay, Azadzoy; Sharifi, Arezou

Manager: Ashley Westwood

India: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Rahul Bheke, Nikhil Poojari, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra; Lalengmawia Ralte, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad; Lallinzuala Chhangte, Sunil Chhetri, Naorem Mahesh Singh

Manager: Igor Stimac

Afghanistan vs India: Live Streaming and Telecast

Live Streaming: FanCode

Telecast: DD Sports