Playing his 127th match, the 37-year-old Chhetri got his 81st international goal by scoring a 14th-minute penalty. However, he missed a couple of chances in the box, but managed to score his second goal of the match when he nodded home a Brandon Fernandes cross to secure the win for India.
June 9, 2022Jordan took the lead, as Ahmad Saleh controlled an aerial through ball inside the Indian penalty box and played it to Abu Amara on the first touch, as the latter side-footed it home.
May 29, 2022It was earlier on May 9 that the Zambia FA had officially confirmed their participation for the match which was supposed to be played in Doha on June 25.
May 13, 2022Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 also underlined the importance of taking "necessary precautions, and staying safe".
February 4, 2022Sunil Chettri, the captain of the Indian team, whose ancestors are from Nepal, spoke in Nepali language upon his arrival
August 30, 2021Igor Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, further referred to the Indian team's improvement in recent times.
October 1, 2020The U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was due to happen between November 2 and 21, was eight months away, was postponed due to the pandemic.
September 9, 2020It was on September 10 last year that India played the memorable game at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. That made India the first team from the continent to register a clean sheet against the Maroons in the year.
September 9, 2020India are also scheduled to host Qatar on October 8, play Bangladesh away on November 12 and host Afghanistan on November 17.
July 4, 2020With all footballing activities in India under the aegis of AIFF staying suspended, Bibiano has been in touch with the boys via online sessions.
June 20, 2020India U-16 national team head coach Bibiano Fernandes stated that the "boys are looking forward to it" after qualifying for the third consecutive time.
June 18, 2020Chhetri donned the Indian kit for the first time way back in 2005 and has featured in as many as 115 matches for the national team in which he has netted 72 goals.
June 8, 2020India, coached by Croatian Igor Stimac, is virtually out of the reckoning for a berth in the next round of the qualifiers as they have just three points.
June 6, 2020Jhingan shares a camaraderie with Paul who hogged all the limelight for his astounding show during the Asian Cup in Qatar in 2011.
June 2, 2020The Indian football season is over with the Indian Super League (ISL) final being played in front of empty stands in March.
May 31, 2020"If the fans are there, they are loud, and it (the abuse) all gets subdued," the star Indian forward said.
May 29, 2020"When I left the national team camp as a teenager in 2010, I promised myself I would never sing the national anthem until I made the national team", the star Indian defender recalled.
May 20, 2020