2026 World Cup qualifiers: India held to 0-0 draw by Afghanistan- HIGHLIGHTS
58' Another chance goes begging for India.
Akash Mishra surges forward and crosses to find Vikram in the box but he missed the ball and India has wasted another chance.
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54' Afghanistan wins a corner.
India clears the corner and goes on a counter but Vikram failed to reach the ball and gets yellow for his tackle.
India 0-0 Afghanistan
50' Vikram's chance is cleared by Afghanistan.
A brilliant ball for Vikram on the left flank and he does well to control the ball but his shot is cleared by Afghanistan for a corner. The corner goes for another waste.
India 0-0 Afghanistan
46' Akash Mishra is fouled but it's not given.
India starts with attack in the second half as Akash goes on left flank and releases the ball but he fouled from behind which goes unnoticed by the referee.
India 0-0 Afghanistan
HALF TIME: India 0-0 Afghanistan
Igor Stimac will have some tough words for his boys as they have wasted some good chances. Afghanistan was on point with its strategy to push India further wide and stop the playmaking on the flanks.
Do India need substitutes? Brandon Fernandes is someone who can unlock the Afghan midfield with his creativity.
44' Gurpreet saves a venomous shot.
Afghanistan tried an ambitious effort from the free-kick but Gurpreet is equal to the shot and it remains 0-0 with three minutes of stoppage time in the first half.
40' Manvir Singh heads it wide.
Nikhil Poojary puts the ball in the box after a good pass from Manvir but it is headed wide from Manvir. No other Indian striker was there for the second ball.
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36' India wins another corner but it is wasted again.
India wins the fourth corner but Manvir Singh's headed flick is nowhere close to the goal or the post.
India 0-0 Afghanistan
33' Another chance goes to waste!
Vikram takes couple of extra seconds to turn in the Afghani box and it is another chance that will count as wasted for India.
India 0-0 Afghanistan
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