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India vs Afghanistan, FIFA WC Qualifier: Head To Head, Kick-off Time, TV Channel, Live Streaming Details

Upbeat with an emphatic win over Bangladesh, India meet Afghanistan in the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha on Tuesday (June 15).

India vs Afghanistan, FIFA WC Qualifier: Head To Head, Kick-off Time, TV Channel, Live Streaming Details

Doha, June 14: Upbeat with an emphatic win over Bangladesh, India meet Afghanistan in the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha on Tuesday (June 15).

India captain and goal-machine Sunil Chhetri will look to add to his tally and enter the all-time top 10 scorers' list. While the Indian team needs just a draw from their final game against Afghanistan to secure a place in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers after Oman defeated Afghanistan 2-1 on Friday, a hat-trick for Chhetri will see him equal the iconic Pele in terms of numbers of goals scored in the international arena.

Chhetri chasing a massive milestone:

Chhetri is also just one goal off entering the all-time top-10 list of goal-scorers, something he can easily achieve against Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick. A Chhetri-inspired India ended their winless run in international football when the captain struck a brace against Bangladesh in their previous outing.

The talk since then mostly centered around the Indian talisman surpassing the legendary Lionel Messi as international football's second-highest scorer among active players. A veteran in top-flight at 36, Chhetri played down the comparisons with the Argentine global superstar, but he will certainly look to put his best foot forward come the next match and add to his tally of 74 goals.

If the Blue Tigers can avoid defeat in the upcoming match, they will finish third in their group, an improvement over the fifth-place result during the last campaign. India are already out of contention to progress further in the World Cup qualifying campaign, and is now looking to secure a berth in 2023 Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in China.

Bouyant India start favourites

India will enter the game as clear favourites despite Afghanistan's ability to fight it out. Igor Stimac's men will be high on confidence after thoroughly dominating Bangladesh, against whom they enjoyed nearly 75% possession while completing more than 600 passes.

If they are to repeat that kind of impressive stats, India will need the duo of Chhetri and Manvir Singh to fire upfront, with Brandon Fernandes marshalling the midfield and keeping the supply chain flowing.

Afghans will look to stun Blue Tigers

As far as Afghanistan are concerned, they will take heart from their spirited performance in their previous outing against India, who were held to a stalemate at home by their lower-ranked opponents in 2019. But the recent defeat against Oman means Afghanistan are not among the top fourth-placed teams in the World Cup qualifiers and a failure to win against India would send them to the playoffs just to get into the third round of Asian Cup qualifiers.

Head to Head:

India and Afghanistan have met each other on nine occasions and the Blue Tigers have had an edge over their Asian rivals. Team India have won six games, while Afghans have come out victorious once and a couple of games ended in a draw.

India vs Afghanistan: When and where is the match taking place? (Kick-off time in India)

The fixture is set to kick-off at 7:30 PM IST at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday (June 15).

Telecast Information and Live Streaming Information

In India, the match will be shown live on Star Sport 2, Star Sports 2HD and Star Sports 3, and in Hindi on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD. Meanwhile, the match will also be streamed live via Disney + Hotstar VIP and JIO TV.

(With PTI inputs)

Story first published: Monday, June 14, 2021, 15:36 [IST]
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