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

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India are hosting Kuwait at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata, 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.
4': Attempt saved. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eid Al Rashedi with a through ball.
4': Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (India).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
5': Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (India).
7': Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Liston Colaco (India).
8': Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.
11': Attempt missed. Anwar Ali (India) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross following a corner.
14': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
19': Offside, India. Nikhil Poojary is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.
23': Offside, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi is caught offside.
25': Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Faisal Al Harbi with a through ball.
25': Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.
26': Attempt saved. Anwar Ali (India) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (Kuwait).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).
28': Nikhil Poojary (India) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt blocked. Sahal Abdul Samad (India) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Attempt missed. Liston Colaco (India) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
30': Foul by Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait).
30': Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Delay in match (Kuwait).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt blocked. Liston Colaco (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Gupta.
35': Attempt missed. Liston Colaco (India) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.
37': Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rashed Al Dosary.
38': Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
39': Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
39': Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Corner, India. Conceded by Redha Hani.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nikhil Poojary (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).
45'+1': Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (India).
45'+3': Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+5': First Half ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.
45': Second Half begins India 0, Kuwait 0.
45': Substitution, India. Brandon Fernandes replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
45': Substitution, India. Rahim Ali replaces Anirudh Thapa.
47': Attempt saved. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daham with a cross.
47': Attempt missed. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
48': Attempt saved. Rahim Ali (India) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes.
49': Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.
49': Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Anwar Ali.
50': Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
51': Attempt missed. Rahim Ali (India) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.
52': Attempt saved. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.
52': Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
54': Foul by Redha Hani (Kuwait).
54': Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait).
55': Rahim Ali (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Rahim Ali (India).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.
59': Corner, India. Conceded by Meshari Al Enezi.
59': Attempt blocked. Suresh Singh (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Corner, India. Conceded by Eid Al Rashedi.
60': Attempt blocked. Anwar Ali (India) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nikhil Poojary with a headed pass.
60': Corner, India. Conceded by Azbi Shehab.
60': Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (India) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes with a cross.
60': Attempt saved. Rahul Bheke (India) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faisal Al Harbi.
62': Foul by Brandon Fernandes (India).
62': Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Kuwait. Ahmad Al Dhefiri replaces Faisal Al Harbi.
64': Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).
64': Suresh Singh (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Brandon Fernandes (India).
67': Attempt blocked. Redha Hani (Kuwait) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rashed Al Dosary.
67': Foul by Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).
67': Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmad Al Dhefiri.
70': Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).
70': Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, India. Manvir Singh replaces Liston Colaco.
71': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (India).
71': Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Kuwait. Sultan Al Enezi replaces Redha Hani.
80': Substitution, Kuwait. Ali Matar replaces Eid Al Rashedi.
81': Attempt saved. Azbi Shehab (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmad Al Dhefiri.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Khaled Hajiah (Kuwait).
83': Substitution, India. Edmund Lalrindika replaces Jay Gupta.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (Kuwait).
85': Substitution, Kuwait. Fahad Al Hajeri replaces Khaled Hajiah because of an injury.
85': Substitution, Kuwait. Sami Al Sanea replaces Rashed Al Dosary.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Suresh Singh.
89': Foul by Fahad Al Hajeri (Kuwait).
89': Rahim Ali (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Manvir Singh (India).
89': Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Brandon Fernandes (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Manvir Singh (India) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Edmund Lalrindika (India).
90'+3': Sami Al Sanea (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Edmund Lalrindika (India) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Sultan Al Enezi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Edmund Lalrindika (India) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait).
90'+7': Offside, India. Sunil Chhetri is caught offside.
90'+7': Second Half ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.
0': Match ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.

Statistics

KUW		IND
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
51.6	Possession	48.4
13	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	230
340	Passes	305
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	40
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	6
15	Effective Tackles	4
21	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	4
20	Effective Clearances	20
20	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Location: Kolkata, India
Attendance: 58,921

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Iran	6	+7	16
2	Uzbekistan	6	+3	13
3	United Arab Emirates	6	+8	10
4	Qatar	6	-7	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

India (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
4	Anwar Ali
2	Rahul Bheke
6	Jay Gupta
21	Nikhil Poojari
8	Suresh Singh Wangjam
7	Anirudh Thapa
12	Liston Colaco
17	Lallianzuala Chhangte
11	Sunil Chhetri
18	Sahal Abdul Samad

India Substitutes:

Mehtab Singh, Amey Ranawade, Jeakson Singh, Amrinder Singh, Subashish Bose, Manvir Singh, Vishal Kaith, Brandon Fernandes, Edmund Lalrindika, Nandha Kumar Sekar, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Rahim Ali.

Kuwait (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
21	Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
4	Khaled Ebrahim
3	Meshari Ghanam
13	Rashed Al Dousari
10	Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
18	Azbi Shehab
14	Redha Abujabarah
20	Yousef Naser
9	Mohammad Daham
11	Eid Al-Rasheedi

Kuwait Substitutes:

Bandar Bouresli, Sami Al-Sanea, Sultan Al-Enezi, Fahad Al-Hajeri, Salman Bormeya, Saud Al Hoshan, Ali Khalaf, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Hamad Al Harbi, Mubarak Al Faneeni, Ahmad Al Dhefiri, Bader Al-Fadhel.

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