India vs Afghanistan: After registering their first win of the group stage, India face Afghanistan in their next WC 2022 AFC Qualification match in Qatar on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: India vs Afghanistan
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Qatar
Date: Tuesday 15th June, 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link:
https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports
https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/
Preview
India faced Afghanistan in their next World Cup Qualification AFC group stage match in Qatar on Tuesday and would look to build on the win against Bangladesh.
The Blue Tigers rose to third in the points table after the 2-0 win against Bangladesh and are in a good space to qualify for the 3rd round of the AFC Cup qualifiers.
A brace by Sunil Chhetri ensured India won their last match against Bangladesh. It was double joy for the captain as he reached 74 goals for the national side in his illustrious career.
His brace made sure he moved past Lionel Messi in the all-time international goal scorers list.
India will look to build on the win against Afghanistan, who are just a point behind India in the points table.
They lost 2-1 to Oman in their last match as Fawaz’s brace helped the visitors secure the points.
Momentum is the need of the hour and Indian need to get back on track with a good performance on Tuesday.
The last time the two teams faced each other, it ended all square 1-1 in Tajikitsan. Nazary scored for Afghanistan before Doungel equalized in the 90th minute to share the spoils.
Form Guide
India: DDLLW
Afghanistan: LDLDL
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Last Matches of both teams:
Bangladesh 0-2 India
Afghanistan 1-2 Oman
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of India vs Afghanistan in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App while the broadcast will be available on Star Sports 2/HD. Star Sports 3 in English and on Star Sports 1/HD in Hindi.
Team News
India possible 11:
Sandhu, Jhingan, Bose, Singh, Martins, Fernandes, Singh, Wangjam, M.Singh, B.Singh and Chhetri.
Afghanistan possible 11:
Azizi, Saighani, Amiri, Mukhammed, Najem, A.Najem, Husin, Amiri, Noor, Shayesteh and Sharifi.
Prediction: India 2-1 Afghanistan
Aghanistan has no form coming into this one although they put up a good fight against Oman.
Hence, we expect a close contest India where the Blue Tigers will look to build on their victory and secure qualification.
India should edge this one.
Players to watch out for: Jhingan, Chhetri, Amiri, Sharifi.