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Afghanistan midfielder Faysal Shayesteh, who scored the opening goal in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Cambodia at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday, initially ran towards the corner flag to celebrate. He, however, quickly turned…

“I won’t let Sunil go before he scores 100 goals.” With that India head coach Igor Stimac sought to end short and medium-term speculation about the future of his captain who is 17 short of century going into Tuesday’s Asian Cup final round…

KOLKATA: A group of Indian and Afghanistan players were involved in pushing and shoving each other after the hosts registered a hard-fought 2-1 win in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. Indian team…

It was a dramatic evening at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday as India and Afghanistan slugged out in a thriller, which saw three late goals being scored in the span of five minutes. It started with India’s main man Sunil…

KOLKATA: The only way to describe this is a drama at its craziest best. Until 85 minutes, Igor Stimac’s India huffed and puffed on Saturday; they were all possession but little penetration. Against Afghanistan’s strong physical challenge,…

Hong Kong's superb show at the ongoing AFC Asian Cup qualifiers continued as they secured their second win on the trot. The team had defeated Afghanistan 2-1 in their opening encounter and on Saturday they secured a resounding 3-0 win in…

By PTI KOLKATA: A stunning goal from talisman Sunil Chhetri and an injury-time strike from Sahal Abdul Samad powered India to a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers here on Saturday. The win…

Even before the games began, Anoush Dastgir had thrown down the gauntlet. India, the Afghanistan coach had said, had been lucky against them. Maybe he didn’t see the games, Igor Stimac had reacted after India beat Cambodia. Friday’s media…

By IANS KOLKATA: India football team head coach Igor Stimac has cautioned his team against Afghanistan, saying their players are physically very strong and could pose a bigger challenge than Cambodia in the Asian Cup…

India's go-to man Sunil Chhetri was right on the money against Cambodia as the 37-year-old captain struck twice, the only goals during the entire 90 minutes, to get his team off to a winning start at the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the…