2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India vs Qatar- Live blog, commentary & updates

India are all set to take on reigning AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Qatar in their second Group E game in Round 2 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers later today.

The Indian team, under new coach Igor Stimac, had a disappointing start to the campaign last week as they suffered a narrow 1-2 loss against Oman at home.

As the Blue Tigers prepare to face Qatar, there are serious concerns that need to be addressed. Nevertheless, Stimac, with his experience will know better than to fix these issues as much as possible before taking on the formidable Qatar.

Predicted Lineup:

Qatar (4-4-2): Saad Al Sheeb; Ró-Ró, Boualem Khoukhi, Tarek Salman, Abdelkarim Hassan; Ahmed Alaaeldin, Assim Madibo, Karim Boudiaf, Akram Afif; Almoez Ali, Yusuf Abdurisag

India (4-2-3-1): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Adil Khan, Subhasish Bose; Anirudh Thapam, Rowllin Borges; Udanta Singh, Brandon Fernandes, Ashique Kuruniyan; Sunil Chhetri