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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: India crash out, Qatar and Kuwait advance to Round 3- Highlights
A huge refereeing error with Qatar's equalizer dampens India's spirit as Qatar went on to grab a later winner, Kuwait score late against Afghanistan and climb to second spot.
With Chhangte's goal, India was on course for an upset victory over Qatar (Photo credit: FANCODE)
The last match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2 ended in an agonizing defeat for India, who were leading 1-0 for a long time before a highly controversial call from the linesman gave Qatar the equalizer before they got a late winner.
India's dream of playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026 has come to an end as they finish behind Qatar and Kuwait, who won 1-0 against Afghanistan thanks to a late goal.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 11 Jun 2024 3:27 PM GMT
Qatar XI to face India!
Starting XI: Shehab Mamdouh Ellethy, Hazem Ahmed Shehata, Alhashmi Mohialdin, Youssef Ayman Farahat, Mohamed Khaled Gouda, Ibrahim Mohammadali, Ahmed Alganehi, Ahmed Alrawi, Nabil Irfan, Naif Alhadhrami, Abdullah Abdulsalam Alahrak
Substitutes: Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid, Mohamed Emad Aiash, Tameem Mansour Alabdulla, Yousef Zeyad Marei, Homam Ahmed, Abdallah Sirelkhatim, Abdulla Alyazidi, Khaled Ali Binsabaa, Mahdi Salem Almejaba, Fares Said Amer
- 11 Jun 2024 3:23 PM GMT
Scenarios for India's Qualification!
1. India Wins Against Qatar:
-Points Accumulation: India will end up with eight points.
- Outcome Dependence: Afghanistan should lose or draw against Kuwait for India to go through.
2. India Draws Against Qatar:
- Points Accumulation: India will finish with six points.
- Outcome Dependence: If Afghanistan draw against Kuwait, they'll be eliminated on goal difference but if they win, India will be knocked out.
Influence of Kuwait: If India shared points with Qatar and Kuwait wins against Afghanistan, India will be knocked out.
- 11 Jun 2024 3:07 PM GMT
Welcome to the live blog of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game between India and Qatar!
This is a crucial match for India, as a victory today would see them advance to the third round for the first time in their history.
Today marks a new chapter for India as they play without their stalwart captain, Sunil Chhetri, for the first time. All eyes are on the team to see how they rise to this challenge.
