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India U-17 girls coach Thomas Dennerby said that the team is looking forward to the challenge and the girls have a 'good chance' of earning the win. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Football Team)

India U-17 Girls have a 'good chance' against Thailand, says coach Dennerby

The Indian side will take on Thailand in the third and final league-stage match of the U17 Women's Football Tournament on December 17.

17 Dec 2019 9:30 AM

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac feels scoring goals has been a 'big problem' and his side will have to fix it quickly for the country to start winning matches. (Photo: AFP)

'Scoring goals is 'big problem' for current Indian football team': Igor Stimac

After an encouraging start to their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, India fizzled out later, drawing with Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

05 Dec 2019 6:43 PM

India suffered a 1-0 defeat against Oman in the FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifiers on November 19. (Photo: AFP)

India falls down two positions to 108 in latest FIFA rankings

Belgium and France retained their first and second positions in the latest rankings. Brazil are in third place followed by England.

28 Nov 2019 6:49 PM

Sunil Chhetri is the most-capped player and also the all-time top scorer for the Indian national team, with 72 goals in 115 appearances. (Photo: DC File)

'Chhetri is like 29-year-old, there's no replacement for him': Igor Stimac

Chhetri is currently the second highest international goal scorers among active players, only behind Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

21 Nov 2019 6:49 PM

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifying game, India head coach Igor Stimac said that Afghanistan will pose a tough challenge for them. (Photo: AFP)

India coach Igor Stimac says Afghanistan will be a tough challenge

The centre-back Anas Edathodika has flown back home due to family emergency and Stimac said that the onus is now on other players.

13 Nov 2019 5:47 PM

The Sunil Chhetri-led Indian team will leave for Dubai tonight and will also have a training session the next day morning before they fly to Dushanbe. (Photo: File)

Three things that India needs ahead of World Cup qualifers revealed by Sunil CHhetri

India is scheduled to play two qualifiers, one match each against Afghanistan and Oman on November 14 and 19 respectively.

12 Nov 2019 1:29 PM

Thai Thi Thao put the hosts in the lead in the 39th minute at the National Training Centre ground before India came back strongly in the second half to equalise through Ranjana Chanu in the 57th minute. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Football)

India eves held to a 1-1 draw by Vietnam in 2nd FIFA friendly

The Indian women's football team played out a 1-1 draw with hosts Vietnam in the second FIFA international friendly.

06 Nov 2019 8:08 PM

Sunil Chhetri said the team is trying but yet to fully embrace coach Igor Stimac's philosophy. (Photo: AP)

Sunil Chhetri: 'We will put our best foot forward against Oman and Afghanistan'

On a high after holding Qatar to a goalless draw, a struggling India escaped with a 1-1 draw against lower-ranked Bangladesh.

30 Oct 2019 8:30 PM

The Indian football team has dropped two spots to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings which were revealed on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA rankings: India continues tumbling down the rankings

Blue Tigers have been playing regularly since the 2019 Intercontinental Cup in July.

24 Oct 2019 8:03 PM

Inspirational captain Sunil Chhetri was not at his best as also goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. (Photo: AFP)

2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Last-gasp equalizer helps uninspiring India to a draw

Adil Khan ensured that India at least secure a point from the home match as he rose highest to nod home a Brandon Fernandes corner kick.

16 Oct 2019 10:58 AM

India in their road to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2022 are playing a qualifying tournament in which they did not win any game so far. (Photo: AFP)

Indian football team arrive in Kolkata for upcoming clash against Bangladesh

The euphoria around the match has been immense with a mad rush for tickets among all football lovers in the city and suburban areas.

13 Oct 2019 5:20 PM

It was India's Ravi Bahadur Rana (90+1') who broke the deadlock by scoring a goal which sealed his team's victory in the match. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Football Team)

India defeat Bangladesh in final to lift SAFF U-18 Championship title

From the beginning, India played aggressively and Vikram Pratap Singh did not take much time to hand India a 1-0 lead.

29 Sep 2019 8:30 PM

India will compete against Bangladesh on October 15. (Photo: File)

India announce 29-man squad for preparatory camp ahead of Bangladesh match

India faced a 1-2 defeat against Oman in the qualifiers but displayed a brilliant performance and managed a goalless draw against Qatar.

25 Sep 2019 10:33 AM

India is playing alongside Oman, Qatar, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Group E of the qualifying tournament. (Photo: File)

FIFA rankings: India falls down from 103 to 104

The Blue Tigers have been playing regularly since the 2019 Intercontinental Cup in July.

19 Sep 2019 9:00 PM

Jhingan said India will have to win against Bangladesh and Afghanistan before thinking of "surprising" Oman in the away match next year. (Photo: AFP)

Jhingan says Indian players 'defended with our lives' in draw against Qatar

Jhingan said the team headed to Qatar with nothing to lose and thinking that India can take something from the match.

13 Sep 2019 8:36 PM

Rijiju said Bhutia's book will be an inspiration for the youth across the country. (Photo: ANI)

'Standard of Indian football team has improved drastically', says Kiren Rijiju

India had held Qatar to a goalless draw on Tuesday in the qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

13 Sep 2019 3:15 PM

Stimac who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 took charge of the Blue Tigers in May 2019. (Photo: AFP)

Indian players hail coach Igor Stimac after goalless draw against Qatar

India held Qatar to a goalless draw in the qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

11 Sep 2019 4:28 PM

The former Croatian international wants the Indian players to stay focussed and garner more points in their upcoming matches. (Photo: AIFF Media)

India coach Stimac: 'More than happy to get a point against Qatar'

India dished out a gritty performance to Qatar to a goalless draw in a FIFA World Cup Round 2 qualifying match.

11 Sep 2019 1:11 PM

What makes this result remarkable is the fact that on the FIFA rankings, India is at 103rd position while Qatar is on 62nd. (Photo: Twitter)

FIFA 2020 Qualifiers: India draw with Qatar, Sunil Chhetri praises his 'boys'

Chhetri missed the match against Qatar on Tuesday due to viral infection.

11 Sep 2019 10:04 AM

India let in two goals in the last eight minutes after taking an early lead to lose their opening match against Oman on September 5 in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

India to face their toughest World Cup qualifying opponents, Qatar

Indian football team faces another uphill task when it takes on Qatar in its most difficult match of the World Cup second round qualifiers.

09 Sep 2019 6:00 PM

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