India Football Team
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India dish out best performance in inconsequential match, hold Syria 1-1
Football | Jul 16, 2019, 11:57 PM ISTIndia, who had lost 2-4 against Tajikistan and 2-5 against North Korea, collected their first points of the tournament though they ended at the bottom of the table with just one point.
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Igor Stimac releases 6 players from India camp, hands them chart
Football | May 30, 2019, 06:48 PM ISTThe second batch of players released includes Narayan Das, Salam Ranjan Singh, Dhanpal Ganesh, Rowllin Borges, Komal Thatal.
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Sunil Chhetri a role model, but he will have to fight for his place: Igor Stimac
Football | May 24, 2019, 04:29 PM ISTIndia's football team coach Igor Stimac has warned that players won't be selected on reputation.
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AIFF appoints Igor Stimac as Indian football team coach
Football | May 15, 2019, 12:50 PM ISTAs a coach, Stimac's major achievement was guiding Croatia to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Indian women's football team held 3-3 by Myanmar, bows out of Olympic qualifiers
Football | Apr 09, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTIndia and Myanmar got seven points each from three matches but the home team advanced to the third round on the basis of superior goal difference.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson, Roca emerge front-runners as AIFF shortlists 35 for coach's job
Football | Apr 09, 2019, 06:09 PM ISTSven-Goran, who was in charge of England for five years until 2006, had last month expressed his interest regarding the job to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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AFC Asian Cup: India crash out of AFC Asian Cup with 0-1 defeat to Bahrain
Football | Jan 14, 2019, 11:49 PM ISTBahrain scored the decisive and only goal of the match in the injury time to beat India in a do or die clash.
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AFC lauds Indian football team for its commendable show in Asian Cup
Football | Jan 13, 2019, 08:51 PM ISTIndia secured a stunning 4-1 win over Thailand before going down 0-2 to hosts United Arab Emirates in a group match in which Sunil Chhetri and Co. had more clear chances than their opponents.
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Asian Cup: India aim historic knockout berth in Sunil Chhetri's record-equalling match against Bahrain
Football | Jan 13, 2019, 06:00 PM ISTA draw against Bahrain, currently ranked 113, will be enough for India (ranked 97) to qualify for the round of 16 for the first time in the continent's showpiece event.
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AFC Asian Cup: Gutsy India lose against UAE by 2-0 in Group A
Football | Jan 10, 2019, 11:50 PM ISTUAE moved top of the table in Group A with four points from two matches while second-placed India still remained in the hunt for a knockout berth with three points from two outings.
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AFC Asian Cup: Will give UAE a real fight, says defender Pritam Kotal
Football | Jan 09, 2019, 10:26 PM ISTThe Indian defence played a vital role in keeping the Thai attackers at bay in their last game, and Kotal believes that the back-four has a good chemistry between themselves.
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Upbeat India face UAE test in AFC Asian Cup
Football | Jan 09, 2019, 06:20 PM ISTFour days after creating a flutter with a stunning 4-1 drubbing of Thailand, India are now looking an upbeat lot in the continental showpiece.
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Sunil Chhetri says India will be difficult to beat in AFC Asian Cup
Football | Jan 02, 2019, 04:28 PM ISTIndia will play their first match on Sunday against Thailand here, followed by games against UAE (Abu Dhabi) and Bahrain (Sharjah) on January 10 and 14 respectively.
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India have 50-50 chance of making it to second round of AFC Asian Cup, feels Bhaichung Bhutia
Football | Jan 01, 2019, 04:49 PM ISTThe continental tournament is starting from January 5 in the UAE and will be held till February 2.
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My understanding with Sunil Chhetri is telepathic, says Jeje Lalpekhlua
Football | Dec 25, 2018, 04:45 PM ISTIndia take on Thailand in their opening match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and Jeje sounded confident.
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New year, new kit for Indian football
Football | Dec 20, 2018, 11:10 AM ISTThe launch of the national team's new kit took place in the Capital on Wednesday with seven players.
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India lose 1-2 to Jordan in International friendly
Football | Nov 18, 2018, 09:40 AM ISTThis was a climbdown for Stephen Constantine's men weeks after holding World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi's higher-ranked China to a goalless stalemate.
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Ankle injury rules Sunil Chhetri out of Jordan friendly
Football | Nov 12, 2018, 07:51 PM ISTChhetri suffered the injury during Bengaluru's Hero ISL match against Kerala Blasters on November 5.
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Gritty India secure remarkable 0-0 draw against China in historic friendly
Football | Oct 13, 2018, 08:23 PM ISTThe draw is also expected to take India higher in the FIFA rankings. They are now placed 97th while China are at 76th spot.
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India vs China: Football's sleeping giants set to clash in a rare friendly match
Football | Oct 12, 2018, 04:38 PM ISTIt is the Indian national squad's first visit to China and a chance to see if India has closed the gap on the stronger teams from the continent.