Afghanistan vs India: India eye successive triumphs when they face Afghanistan on MD 2 in Group D of the Asian Cup Qualifiers on Saturday in West Bengal.
Match Details:
Teams: Afghanistan vs India
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadi, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: Saturday 11th June, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Afghanistan head into this after a 2-1 away loss to Hong Kong in their opening match of Group D on Wednesday.
Wong and Elliot gave the hosts a 2-0 first half lead. Noor pulled one back for Afghanistan with 9 minutes to go, but it proved to be a mere consolation.
This point leaves Afghanistan winless in their previous 7 matches across competitions and 3rd in Group D with a sole point.
On the other hand, India made the perfect start to the Qualifiers as they beat Cambodia 2-0 on Wednesday.
Led by the great, Chhetri scored a brace to get the Blue Tigers back to winning ways after successive friendly losses against Belarus and Jordan.
These two strikes pushed him ever so closer to Lionel Messi in the list of international goals scored.
India needs to continue the momentum and cannot afford dropped points as they await a stiff challenge in Hong Kong next week.
Both these teams last met in the WCQ in June 2021, where it finished 1-1.
Form Guide
Afghanistan: LDLDL
India: WLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Hong Kong 2-1 Afghanistan
India 2-0 Cambodia
FULL-TIME at the VYBK Stadium!
A brace from captain @chetrisunil11 helps India 🇮🇳 to earn the 3️⃣ points defeating Cambodia by 2-0!
IND 2️⃣-0️⃣ CAM #INDCAM ⚔️ #AsianCup2023 🏆 #BlueTigers 🐯 #BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/OynGShJtCM
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 8, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Afghanistan vs India in India?
The match is live streamed on Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports 3.
Team News
Both teams have no concerns in terms of injuries and fitness respectively.
Full-time at the VYBK Stadium 🏟️
Hong Kong bags all the 3️⃣ points by defeating Afghanistan 🇦🇫 by 2-1. F.Noor scored the late solitary goal for Afghanistan today. #HKGAFG ⚔️ #AsianCup2023 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9ZnlFTwJYR
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 8, 2022
Afghanistan possible 11:
Azizi, Najem, Mukhammed, Amiri, Haidary, Noor, Husin, Kouhyar, Popalzay, Haydari and Ahmadi
India possible 11:
Sandhu, Singh, Jhingan, Ali, Mishra, S Singh, Samad, Fernandes, M Singh, Colaco and Chhetri
Prediction: Afghanistan 0-2 India
India knows the importance of the three points and this one and will be heavily supported by the crowd even though they are the away team here.
Chhetri’s form coupled with the excellence of Fernandes puts India as favourites and we expect them to get the points.
The Afghan team has no winning mentality currently and could find this a difficult prospect.
