India vs Afghanistan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

India

38': Sunil Chhetri (P)

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Afghanistan

70': Rahmat Akbari
88': Sharif Mukhammad (P)

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India are hosting Afghanistan at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati, India, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
25': Brandon Fernandes (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Zohib Islam Amiri (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! India 1, Afghanistan 0. Sunil Chhetri (India) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
39': Subhasish Bose (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Rahul Bheke (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, India 1, Afghanistan 0.
45': Second Half begins India 1, Afghanistan 0.
65': Substitution, Afghanistan. Fareed Sadat replaces Omid Popalzay.
68': Substitution, India. Anirudh Thapa replaces Brandon Fernandes.
68': Substitution, India. Lallianzuala Chhangte replaces Sunil Chhetri.
68': Substitution, India. Mahesh Naorem replaces Liston Colaco.
70': Goal! India 1, Afghanistan 1. Rahmat Akbari (Afghanistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
77': Substitution, Afghanistan. Siar Sadat replaces Habibulla Askar.
85': Substitution, India. Vikram Partap Singh replaces Jeakson Singh.
87': Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Goal! India 1, Afghanistan 2. Sharif Mukhammad (Afghanistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jamshed Asekzai replaces Jabar Sharza.
90'+6': Vikram Partap Singh (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, India 1, Afghanistan 2.
0': Match ends, India 1, Afghanistan 2.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Indira Gandhi Stadium
Location: Guwahati, India
Attendance: 8,932

Line-Ups

India (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
4	Anwar Ali
2	Rahul Bheke
21	Nikhil Poojari
3	Subashish Bose
10	Brandon Fernandes
5	Jeakson Singh
19	Apuia
11	Sunil Chhetri
9	Manvir Singh
12	Liston Colaco

India Substitutes:

Amrinder Singh, Imran Khan, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Vishal Kaith, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Deepak Tangri, Mehtab Singh, Jay Gupta, Vikram Partap Singh, Akash Mishra, Anirudh Thapa.

Afghanistan (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ovays Azizi (GK)
4	Haroon Fakhruddin
21	Sharif Mukhammad
3	Mahboob Hanifi
6	Habibulla Askar
14	Zelfy Nazary
8	Rahmat Akbari
7	Mosawer Ahadi
11	Taufee Skandari
19	Omid Popalzay
10	Jabar Sharza

Afghanistan Substitutes:

Sayed Fatemi, Faisal Saeed Khil, Golali Rahimi, Matías Rojas, Sayeed Reza Hussaini, Amid Arezou, Omid Musawi, Siar Sadat, Balal Arezou, Jamshed Asekzai.

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