Abha (Saudi Arabia), Mar 20 (UNI) The India Senior Men’s Team will be on the verge of writing a new chapter in the post-independence era of Indian Football history, when they resume their FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 campaign as they take on Afghanistan on March 22 at the Damac Stadium here at 00:30 IST (March 21 at 22:00 local time).
Three points from this match can take India closer to the never-achieved and far-reaching dream of making the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, something that remains elusive ever since their first participation in the qualifiers in 1985.
After a disappointing campaign at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, the Blue Tigers will hope to build on their tally of three points from the World Cup Qualifiers where they beat Kuwait 1-0 and lost 0-3 to Qatar in the opening two matchdays in November.