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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Kuwait

90'+4': Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi

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0 - 1

India

75': Manvir Singh

About

Kuwait are hosting India at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait, 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.
45'+3': First Half ends, Kuwait 0, India 0.
45': Second Half begins Kuwait 0, India 0.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Ahmad Zanki replaces Mubarak Al Faneni.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Faisal Al Harbi replaces Reda Hani.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Hamad Al Qallaf replaces Mohsen Ghareeb.
64': Substitution, India. Lallianzuala Chhangte replaces Mahesh Naorem.
69': Hamad Al Qallaf (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Goal! Kuwait 0, India 1. Manvir Singh (India) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
75': Substitution, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi replaces Shabaib Al Khaldi.
83': Substitution, India. Anirudh Thapa replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
83': Substitution, India. Liston Colaço replaces Manvir Singh.
83': Substitution, Kuwait. Aqeel Al Hazeem replaces Athbi Saleh.
90'+1': Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second yellow card to Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Substitution, India. Rahul Kannoly Praveen replaces Sunil Chhetri.
90'+6': Substitution, India. Rohit Kumar replaces Suresh Wangjam.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Kuwait 0, India 1.
0': Match ends, Kuwait 0, India 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait
Attendance: 32,786

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Qatar	2	+1	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	0	3
3	Oman	2	-1	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kuwait (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Abd Al Rahman Kameel (GK)
2	Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
4	Khaled Ebrahim
6	Sultan Al-Enezi
18	Athbi Saleh
14	Redha Abujabarah
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
21	Mohammad Daham
20	Mohsen Ghareeb
17	Shabaib Al-Khaldi
16	Mubarak Al Faneeni

Kuwait Substitutes:

Hamad Al Harbi, Abdulrahman Al Majdali, Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi, Mahdi Dashti, Bandar Al Salama, Ahmad Zanki, Sulaiman Abdulghafoor, Aqeel Al Hazeem, Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Hamad Al-Qallaf, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Abdulaziz Wadi.

India (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
6	Akash Mishra
5	Sandesh Jhingan
21	Nikhil Poojari
2	Rahul Bheke
8	Suresh Singh Wangjam
18	Sahal Abdul Samad
10	Apuia
11	Sunil Chhetri
9	Manvir Singh
20	Naorem Mahesh Singh

India Substitutes:

Anirudh Thapa, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Kannoly, Naorem Roshan Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Amrinder Singh, Udanta Singh, Rohit Kumar, Subashish Bose, Vishal Kaith, Liston Colaco.

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