India vs Afghanistan Highlights, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: IND 1-2 AFG at FT - Blue Tigers slump to new low with surprise loss at home

India vs Afghanistan Football Live

This may hurt Sunil Chhetri and teammates as Afghan players do Viking claps with the Blue Pilgrims fans! Afghans may think they have won the heart but it's also a statement of anger by the fans towards the Indian team

IND 1-2 AFG at FT

World Cup Qualifiers Live

That's all from our Live coverage tonight. Keep an eye on the football page of our websites as updates from Igor Stimac press conference will be available soon! IND 1-2 AFG at FT

IND vs AFG Live Score: Full Time!

The referee blows the final whistle and Afghans burst into celebration for a historic win. Indians meanwhile can't believe what struck them in the second half as they lose 2-1 to Afghanistan. Blue Tigers' hope to qualify for the third round of World Cup Qualifiers have been handed a big jolt!

IND 1-2 AFG at FT

India vs Afghanistan Live Score: 5 minutes added

90+1' 5 minutes of stoppage time added by the referee upon completion of 90 minutes

GOAL!

89' GOAL! Sharif Mukhammad slots the ball to the right bottom corner to give Afghanistan lead!

IND 1-2 AFG

India vs Afghanistan Live: Penalty!

88' The disaster has happened! Gurpreet Singh gives away a penalty as he fouls Fareed Sadat inside the box during a 50-50 ball!

FIFA WC Qualifiers Live: Substitution

86' A late roll of the dice by Stimac as he sends in Vikram Pratap Singh for Jeakson Singh!

India vs Afghanistan Football Live

82' India with multiple shots following an attack started by Mahesh on the left flank but Afghan defense kept blocking them all!

IND 1-1 AFG

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79' India are unable to build their attacks anymore as they struggling to stitch three-four passes together. Meanwhile the stands dominated by Blue Pilgrims could be heard chanting 'Stimac out' and 'F**k off Stimac!'

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IND vs AFG Live Score

78' Indian defense is all over the place now as Afghans are pushing them in their defensive third! Indian defense look seconds away from another disaster!

IND 1-1 AFG

India vs Afghanistan Live Score: SAVE!

76' Acrobatic save by Gurpreet! Taufee Skandari surprisingly allowed to take a shot from outside the box!

India vs Afghanistan Live

73' Suddenly it's end-to-end play with both sides plucking gaps in rival's defense. Afghans, rather doing it more convincingly despite not playing their main squad!

IND 1-1 AFG

GOOOALLL!

70' GOOOALL! Rahmat Akbari scores a shocking equaliser to silent the Guwahati crowd after getting caught on the break! The ball took a deflection of Bheke before going into the goal! That counter by Afghan really caught India by surprise!

IND 1-1 AFG

FIFA WC Qualifiers Live: Substitution

68' Three changes together by Stimac as Chhangte, Naorem Mahesh Singh and Anirudh Thapa come in for Liston Colaco, Sunil Chhetri and Brandon Fernandes!

IND 1-0 AFG

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan shoot off target!

65' Midfielder Omid Popalzoy takes matter into own hands as he shoots from outside the box after drifting to wings! His efforts sails few inches wide over the far post top corner!

He is taken off right after and replaced by Fareed Sadat. Meanwhile Stimac is lining up three changes!

IND 1-0 AFG

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2026 Live

62' Afghan players seems to have run out of steam now after their high-pressing football in the first half. They certainly need fresh legs on the wings but I doubt if they have the quality on the bench!

India vs Afghanistan Football Live: Goal kick!

59' Goal kick for India as an attack by Afghan is foiled. Moswar Ahadi fail to keep the ball in play after entering the box from the right wing for a cross put in by Taufee Sikandari

IND 1-0 AFG

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56' Jabar Sharza shoots off target from the freekick for the Indian fans to take a high of relief! The game is halted right after Apuia was fouled by an Afghan player in their defensive half

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IND vs AFG Live Score: Liston shoots

55' Liston shoots a loose ball from outside the box miserably off target after the corner was cleared by Afghanistan. The Afghans meanwhile win a freekick in threatening position at the other end

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India vs Afghanistan Live Score: Corner for India!

54' Liston Colaco wins a corner for India on the left flank after Jeakson fed him with a brilliant diagonal ball to start a direct attack!

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India vs Afghanistan Live

51' A calm passage of play with India dominating the possession with no hurry to attack. Not sure, if 1-0 lead allows a team to be that comfortable as build-ups are not looking threatening at the moment with a drop in intensity!

IND 1-0 AFG

FIFA WC Qualifiers Live: India attack!

48' Brandon put a dangerous lobbed ball inside the box for Manvir to chase but the Afghan keeper reaches it first! A quality ball by Brandon to unlock the Afghan backline

IND 1-0 AFG

IND vs AFG Live

47' India defend the corner well and take charge of the possession to calmly build the attack from the back!

IND 1-0 AFG

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2026 Live: 2nd Half Begins

46' The second half gets underway with no changes at the break by either sides. Afghans win an early corner following an attack from the kick-off!

India vs Afghanistan Football Live

Players are back on the field for the second half

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Indian bench players Mahesh Singh, Jay Gupta, Apuia Ralte, Deepak Tangri are warming up during the break while rest of the team is soon to come out

IND vs AFG: Sunil Chhetri goal gives India lead at 36th minute

While players catch a breather at the break. Some of the stands are packed with fans but the stands behind both the goal posts have lot of empty pockets!

India 1-0 Afghanistan at HT

A much needed goal for both India and Sunil Chhetri. Critics may still not be satisfied as some would love to see a goal from open play in second half

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India vs Afghanistan Live Score

Half Time! The referee blows the whistle few seconds after that Afghan offside

India vs Afghanistan Live

45+3' Afghanistan win a late freekick 40-odd yards from the goal but fail to capitalise as one of their players was caught offside!

IND 1-0 AFG