The Blue Tigers are set to face Kuwait in their opening Group A fixture at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City on Thursday, November 16 , before returning home to take on Qatar at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, November 21.
India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
Victory gave Senegal an uncatchable five-point lead over Burkina Faso and Cape Verde in Group D with one round left.
The last time Italy missed the World Cup was the 1958 edition which was hosted in Sweden.
Messi named Brazil, Germany and France alongside Spain as favourites to take the World Cup crown in Russia.
Despite his prolific form for Juventus in Italy's Serie A, Higuain was yet to be selected for a competitive match under Jorge Sampaoli.
Not even two goals from retiring legend Arjen Robben against Sweden could save the stuttering Dutch football machine.
On Tuesday, back-to-back Copa America winners Chile were knocked out of World Cup qualifying.
The Albiceleste entered Tuesday's final round of South American group qualifiers in sixth place.
Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to score, but his teammates upped their game on Tuesday night!
