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

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Afghanistan are hosting India at Damac Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia, 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'+4': First Half ends, Afghanistan 0, India 0.
45': Second Half begins Afghanistan 0, India 0.
56': Vikram Partap Singh (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, India. Brandon Fernandes replaces Vikram Partap Singh.
60': Substitution, India. Subhasish Bose replaces Akash Mishra.
74': Substitution, India. Deepak Tangri replaces Jeakson Singh.
74': Substitution, India. Liston Colaco replaces Manvir Singh.
74': Substitution, India. Mahesh Naorem replaces Lallianzuala Chhangte.
75': Zelfagar Nazary (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jamshed Asekzai replaces Jabar Sharza.
81': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Musawi replaces Omid Popalzay.
87': Deepak Tangri (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Nikhil Poojary (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Substitution, Afghanistan. Sayeed Reza Hussaini replaces Zohib Islam Amiri.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Afghanistan 0, India 0.
0': Match ends, Afghanistan 0, India 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Damac Stadium
Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 3,900

Line-Ups

Afghanistan (4-4-2)

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

Afghanistan Substitutes:

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

India (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
4	Anwar Ali
2	Rahul Bheke
6	Akash Mishra
21	Nikhil Poojari
19	Apuia
5	Jeakson Singh
17	Lallianzuala Chhangte
9	Manvir Singh
20	Vikram Lahkbir Singh
11	Sunil Chhetri

India Substitutes:

Subashish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Amrinder Singh, Deepak Tangri, Mehtab Singh, Brandon Fernandes, Amey Ranawade, Liston Colaco, Vishal Kaith, Jay Gupta, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Suresh Singh Wangjam.

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