India vs Kuwait Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers: IND 1-0 KWT at Full Time, Manvir Singh guides Blue Tigers to memorable win

India 1-0 Kuwait: Live coverage ends!

We fold our Live coverage on that note as India end their losing run of two away matches with a solid 1-0 win in Kuwait. The international football action continues in the FIFA break as India host Qatar next in Bhubaneswar. Do join us for all the Live action!

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India take second spot in Group A with that 1-0 win while Qatar take the top spot on the table with an 8-1 mauling of Afghanistan in Al-Rayyan earlier this evening. The reigning Asian Champions will be India in five days time as they play in Bhubaneswar on Novemeber 21

India beat Kuwait 1-0

Indian players celebrate the memorable win with their fans as they approach the away stand behind the goal for the signature Viking Thunder Claps!

A win against Kuwait in Bengaluru and now in their own backyard, Igor Stimac and men certainly knows what they are doing as their FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers campaign is off to a winning start!

India 1-0 Kuwait at Full Time

Indian crowd breaks into celebration following the full time whistle while the majority of home crowd is left stunned!

Full Time

The referee blows the final whistle and India have posted a historic win over Kuwait at their own backyard! It's India 1-0 Kuwait at Full Time in Al-Rayyan via a second half goal by Manvir Singh!

Late substitutions by India

90+5' KP Rahul and Rohit Kumar are coming on for Sunil Chhetri and Suresh Singh Wangjam as India use all their substitutes!

Red card for Kuwait!

90+4' Faisal Al Harbi has been given the marching orders for a high-boot challenge on Chhangte! India, meanwhile, are marching towards win!

Offside!

90+3' Chhangte is caught offside as Chhetri tries to play him free on the right wing!

Yellow card for Kuwait

90+2' Yellow card for Al-Harbi as he makes a rash tackle on Apuia. The Indian midfielder is staying down and asking for medical assistance, certainly kills some of the stoppage time provided! IND 1-0 KWT

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90' Lallinzuala Chhangte penetrates from the right wing and tries to set up Chhetri in the middle but his cross was cleared away!

India meanwhile are defending in a 4-4-2 formation with pressure on Kuwait and waiting to catch Kuwait on the break as five minutes of stoppage time has been added!

India vs Kuwait Live Updates

87' Kuwait win a corner late in the game as the hosts have intensified their attack in search of the equaliser! India are three minutes and stoppage time away from a historic win in Kuwait! IND 1-0 KWT

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84' India win another corner as Akash Mishra's cross following a counter is deflected out of play! Aqeel Alhazim meanwhile comes on for Athbi Saleh in another change by Kuwait!

Double substitution by India!

82' Midfielders Anirudh Thapa and Liston Colaco join play in place of goal scorer Manvir Singh and Sahal Abdul Samad. Interestingly, all of them are Mohun Bagan players! IND 1-0 KWT

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Mohammad Abdullah misses glorious chance to equalise after Ahmad Zanki sets him up inside the box from the right wing! Abdullah turns and looks to shoot but Suresh Wangjam blocks the shot! Abdullah did go for the loose ball but Gurpreet Singh did enough to cut the space and deny the equalising opportunity!

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78' What an impact by Lallinzuala Chhangte as he runs with the ball swiftly with his fresh legs and sends in a perfect low cross inside the box for Manvir and Sunil in the middle! Manvir reaches it first and hits it first time into the net! IND 1-0 KWT

GOOOOOALLLL!

75' Manvir Singh gives India lead! Lallinzuala Chhangte assists!

Substitution

73' Forced substitution for Kuwait as in-form Al Khaldi is taken off for Eid Al Rashidi!

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70' Suresh Singh Wangjam shoots from outside the box and miserably misses the target! India could have got more out of the attack as it was there best move since the second half began! IND 0-0 KWT

Yellow card for Kuwait!

69' First yellow card of the match comes out and is shown to Alqallaf as he fouls Nikhil Poojari during an aerial duel! Indian players not too impressed as they get into an argument with the referee!

Offside!

68' Manvir Singh is caught offside on the right wing after Sunil Chhetri tried to play a one-touch pass to the winger following a counter-attack move started by Sahal and Apuia! IND 0-0 KWT

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66' Play halted as Akash Mishra and Ahmad Zanki collide during a duel as the Indian fullback was trying to stop the Kuwait forward from taking a shot from outside the box!

Substitution by India

63' India make their first change of the match as Lallinzuala Chhangte comes on for Noarem Mahesh Singh. Remains to be seen if Chhangte will slot the left position or switch with Manvir to his favoured right-wing position! IND 0-0 KWT

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60' Mahesh delivers the freekick behind the defensive line for Sunil Chhetri in a training ground move. However, a Kuwait defender spotted Chhetri's track back run and stopped him from taking a shot on target!

Mahesh wins a freekick!

59' Mahesh earns an indirect freekick opportunity for India on the left wing after bursting into action in a combination move with Akash Mishra!

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57' Alqallaf heads the corner out for a throw-in as Abdul Sahal Samad delivered the ball to the far post!

Off side!

55' Alqallaf is caught offside as he ran for a through ball on the left wing with Nikhil tracking him! The winger has troubled Indian defense with his direct runs early in the second half! Meanwhile India win a corner at the other end and Sahal Abdul Samad is standing over it! IND 0-0 KWT

India vs Kuwait

52' Alqalaf wins a ball from Manvir on Kuwait's left wing and sends in a cross, which was cleared by Sandesh. This leads to a counter attack as a marked Chhetri was played a long ball to run onto but the Kuwait keeper came out of the box to clear the ball! IND 0-0 KWT

India win corner!

50' India win a corner following an attack from the right wing! The resulting corner was taken short by Sahal but the move fails to trouble the Kuwait defense!

Kuwait shoots off target!

47' Kuwait finally have their first shot and it's off target as Al Hajeri gets away from his marker and heads the ball but the effort sails over the bar! Could have been dangerous if the effort was on target! IND 0-0 KWT

Kick-off!

46' The second half begins and Kuwait make three changes as Faisal Zaied, Hamad Algalafh and Alzanki come on for Redha Hani, Mohsin Falh, and Alfeneni. Kuwait win early indirect freekick opportunity after the kick-off!