Australia has guaranteed their progression to the third round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a victory against Lebanon on Tuesday.
India, 117th in the FIFA Rankings, moved up to the second place in Group A with four points from three matches.
For the first time in history, the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy will be streamed live globally for free on FIFA+, the All India Football Federation said.
The competition will begin on June 11 and conclude on July 19 with the finals, FIFA announced on Sunday.
The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada will be unveiled on February 4
The voters' list for the next elections will only include representatives of the member associations representing the States/Union Territories, the returning officer stated in a statement on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court had on Monday said that the Executive Council (EC) of the AIFF shall consist of 23 persons -- 17 members (inclding the president, treasurer and vice-president) to be elected by the electoral college consisting of 35 associations representing states/union territories, and six members shall be drawn from eminent players comprising four men and two women.
The FIFA Bureau had on August 16 suspended the AIFF from international play and revoked its right to host the Women's U17 World Cup in the nation, which was set to take place in October.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that the result of suspension for AIFF is disastrous and "we will lose the right to host the World Cup.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that the result of suspension for AIFF is disastrous and "we will lose the right to host the World Cup. None of our players can play international football in any part of the world".
