India will face Kuwait for the second time in the World Cup qualifiers second round on June 6. The first match ended in India’s favour and the Blue Tigers will be hoping for a repeat of that result.

This will also be the last match for skipper Sunil Chhetri. One of the best players in India's history will hang his boots after this match. The team's head coach has described the match as one of India's most crucial matches of the last three decades.

India vs Kuwait: Head-to-Head Record

So far, India have faced Kuwait a total of six times at the senior level. They have played two international friendlies where each won one match. They met twice in the 2023 SAFF Championship where India drew one and won the other on penalties.

They met another time in the Asian Games back in 1978 which Kuwait won. Their most recent match was in the World Cup qualifiers back on November 16, last year. India won the match on road by a 0-1 margin.

Matches Played in all competitions: 6

India Win: 2

Kuwait Win: 2

Draws: 2

India Goals: 8

Kuwait Goals: 19

India vs Kuwait Preview

India will face Kuwait at home for the return leg of their World Cup qualifiers game. In the first leg back in November last year, India displayed a tremendous performance which saw them hold off Kuwait and win the match by a narrow 0-1 margin.

Going into this match, a lot of pressure factors will be at work. Firstly, if India don't win this game, there will be little to no chances for the Blue Tigers to progress to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers. They will still have a game left to be played against Qatar.

However, considering a win against Qatar will almost be impossible, everything depends on this match. Additionally, this is the last match for captain Sunil Chhetri. Hence, the players will want to give him a just farewell with a win and Chhetri will also be giving his best to end this amazing journey on a happy note.

India vs Kuwait Predicted Lineup

India: Sandhu; Amrinder Singh; Jay Gupta, Anwar Ali, Rahul Bheke, Subhasish Bose; Sahal Abdul Samad, Jeakson Singh, Brandon Fernandes, Manvir Singh; Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh

Manager: Igor Stimac

Kuwait: Sulaiman Abdulghafour; Rashed Al-Dosary, Khalid El Ebrahim, Hassan Al-Enezi, Hamad Al-Harbi; Salman Bormeya, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Azbi Shehab; Faisal Zayed, Mohammad Daham; Yousef Nasser

Manager: Rui Bento

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