India at the FIFA World Cup qualification

The India national football team has participated in ten editions of the FIFA World Cup qualification. This is the complete list of all the nation's matches played, along with records against each opponent.[1][2][3][4][5]

Summary

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Tournaments

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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East Asia Zone

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Group 3B
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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Indonesia 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 9
  India 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7
  Thailand 6 1 2 3 4 4 +0 4
  Bangladesh 6 2 0 4 5 10 −5 4

Source: RSSSF

21 March 1985 Indonesia   2–1   India Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Nurdiansyah   41', 49' Report K. Dey   34' Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Reynaldo Reyes (Philippines)
26 March 1985 Thailand   0–0   India Bangkok
Report Referee: Shunsaku Nakanishi (Japan)
30 March 1985 Bangladesh   1–2   India Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka
Chunnu   42' Report Ghosh   34'
Panji   84'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Liu Jingli (China)
6 April 1985 India   1–1   Indonesia Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
Thapa   89' Report Dede Sulaiman   20' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Farouk Mustafa (Iraq)
9 April 1985 India   1–1   Thailand Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
K. Dey   85' Report Boongeang   76' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shokor Abdulkader Abdul Latif (Iraq)
12 April 1985 India   2–1   Bangladesh Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
Panji   36'
Gonsalves   54'
Report Bhadra   15' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Salih Abdul Karim Saadi (Iraq)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Korea 8 7 1 0 23 1 +22 15
2   Bahrain 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 9
3   Lebanon 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 8
4   Hong Kong 8 2 1 5 9 19 −10 5
5   India 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 3
Source: RSSSF
7 May 1993 Lebanon   2–2   India Beirut, Lebanon
Babkin Melikian   37'
Jamal Taha   53'
V. P. Sathyan   68', 82' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
11 May 1993 India   1–2   Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur   54' Loh Wai Chi   15'
Lee Kin Wo   59'
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
13 May 1993 India   0–3   South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Hong Myung-Bo   19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik   70'
Ha Seok-Ju   89'
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
15 May 1993 Bahrain   2–1   India Beirut, Lebanon
Khamis Thani   4'
Saad   31'
V. P. Sathyan   90' (pen.) Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
7 June 1993 India   0–3   Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Khamis Mubarak   20', 53'
Khamis Thani   54'
Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
9 June 1993 South Korea   7–0   India Seoul, South Korea
Lee Ki-Bum   5', 25', 49'
Kim Tae-Young   37', 70'
Park Jung-bae   39'
Ha Seok-Ju   68'
Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 1993 India   1–2   Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Bhupinder Thakur   34' Hassan Ayoub   41'
Rafi Joulfagi   79'
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
13 June 1993 Hong Kong   1–3   India Seoul, South Korea
Wong Chi Keung   66' I. M. Vijayan   6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur   55'
Referee: Ali (Iraq)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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Group 10

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
  Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  India 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF


21 September 1996 India   2–0   Philippines Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Vijayan   81'
Coutinho   85'
(report) Attendance: 700
Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)
24 September 1996 Sri Lanka   1–1   India Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Silva   14' (report) Chapman   39' Attendance: 400
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
27 September 1996 Qatar   6–0   India Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Al-Enazi   27', 40'
Al Kuwari   42'
Maayof   47'
Soufi   52'
Fazli   61'
(report) Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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First round

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Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United Arab Emirates 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 12 Second round
2   Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
3   India 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
4   Brunei 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0
Source: RSSSF
8 April 2001 India   1–0   United Arab Emirates Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
16:00 UTC+05:30 Alberto   71' Report Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
15 April 2001 India   1–1   Yemen Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
16:00 UTC+05:30 Bhutia   53' Report Al Ghurbani   43' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
26 April 2001 United Arab Emirates   1–0   India Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain City
19:30 UTC+04 Khater   63' Report Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
4 May 2001 Yemen   3–3   India Althawra Sports City Stadium, San‘a’
16:00 UTC+03 Al-Salimi   13' (pen.), 20', 62' Report Ancheri   16', 38'
Vijayan   51'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria)
11 May 2001 Brunei   0–1   India Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
20:15 UTC+07 Report Ancheri   75' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
20 May 2001 India   5–0   Brunei Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
16:00 UTC+05:30 Alberto   12'
Vijayan   23'
Bhutia   35' (pen.)
Ancheri   59'
Hakim   80'
Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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Second round

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Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18 Third round 1–0 7–0 1–0
2   Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 0–0 7–0
3   India 6 1 1 4 2 18 −16 4 0–4 1–5 1–0
4   Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–2 0–2 2–0
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
18 February 2004 India   1–0   Singapore Fatorda Stadium, Margao
16:00 Renedy   50' Report Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
31 March 2004 India   1–5   Oman Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
17:45 Renedy   18' Report Amad Ali   12'
Ahmed Mubarak   26', 49'
Al-Hinai   60', 88'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Danny Kim Heng (Malaysia)
9 June 2004 Japan   7–0   India Saitama Stadium, Saitama
19:20 Kubo   12'
Fukunishi   25'
Nakamura   29'
Suzuki   54'
Nakazawa   65', 76'
Ogasawara   68'
Report Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
8 September 2004 India   0–4   Japan Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Bidhannagar
17:30 Report Suzuki   45'
Ono   60'
Fukunishi   71'
Miyamoto   87'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Basel Hajjar (Syria)
13 October 2004 Singapore   2–0   India Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 Sahdan   73'
Amri   76'
Report Attendance: 3,609
Referee: Yousuf Husain (Bahrain)
17 November 2004 Oman   0–0   India Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
18:00 Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lebanon   6–3   India 4–1 2–2
8 October 2007 Lebanon   4–1   India Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida
21:00 UTC+3 Antar   33'
Ghaddar   62', 76'
El Ali   63'
Report Chhetri   30' Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)
30 October 2007 India   2–2   Lebanon Fatorda Stadium, Goa[note 4]
15:00 UTC+5:30
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Chhetri   29'
Dias   90+2'
Report Ghaddar   72' (pen.), 85' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United Arab Emirates   5–2   India 3–0 2–2
23 July 2011 United Arab Emirates   3–0   India Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4 Al Kamali   21' (pen.)
Al Shehhi   29' (pen.)
Al Hammadi   81'
Report Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
28 July 2011 India   2–2   United Arab Emirates Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
19:00 UTC+5:30 Lalpekhula   74'
Singh   90+2'
Report Al Shehhi   40'
Al-Wehaibi   72'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
India   2–0     Nepal 2–0 0–0
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) India   2–0     Nepal Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) Nepal     0–0   India Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
15:30 UTC+5:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Iran 8 6 2 0 26 3 +23 20 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 2–0 3–1 6–0 4–0
2   Oman 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
3   Turkmenistan 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
4   Guam 8 2 1 5 3 16 −13 7 0–6 0–0 1–0 2–1
5   India 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[a] 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[7] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
11 June 2015 (2015-06-11) India   1–2   Oman Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,312
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) Guam   2–1   India Guam F.A. National Training Center, Dededo
16:15 UTC+10
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,277
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) India   0–3
Awarded[note 5]
  Iran Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) Turkmenistan   2–1   India Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
18:00 UTC+5
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) Oman   3–0   India Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
18:30 UTC+4
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
12 November 2015 (2015-11-12) India   1–0   Guam Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,277
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) Iran   4–0   India Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+4:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 29,160
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) India   1–2   Turkmenistan Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
18:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Second round

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  • All matches since 19 November 2019 were played in a centralised venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  • Also all matches were rescheduled from their original dates.
Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Qatar[a] 8 7 1 0 18 1 +17 22 Asian Cup 2–1 0–0 6–0 5–0
2   Oman 8 6 0 2 16 6 +10 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–1
3   India 8 1 4 3 6 7 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
4   Afghanistan 8 1 3 4 5 15 −10 6 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
5   Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 −16 2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Qatar has already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation. They are later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.
5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) India   1–2   Oman Guwahati, India
19:30 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 22,798
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Qatar   0–0   India Doha, Qatar
19:30 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) India   1–1   Bangladesh Kolkata, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Khan   88' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Uddin   42' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) Afghanistan   1–1   India Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5 Nazary   45+1' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Doungel   90+3' Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Oman   1–0   India Muscat, Oman
19:00 UTC+4 Al-Ghassani   33' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 24,250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) India   0–1   Qatar Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) Bangladesh   0–2   India Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) India   1–1   Afghanistan Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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Second round

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Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Qatar 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 3–0 2–1 8–1
2   Kuwait 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 1–2 0–1 1–0
3   India 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–0 1–2
4   Afghanistan 6 1 2 3 3 14 −11 5 0–0 0–4 0–0
Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ Kuwait   0–1   India Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3 Report Manvir   75' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 32,786
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ India   0–3   Qatar Bhubaneswar, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 11,389
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ Afghanistan   0–0   India Abha, Saudi Arabia[a]
22:00 UTC+3 FIFA Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ India   1–2   Afghanistan Guwahati, India
19:00 UTC+5:30
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Stadium: IGA Stadium
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2026 World Cup qualification India   0–0   Kuwait Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 58,932
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification Qatar   2–1   India Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:45 UTC+3
Report Chhangte   37' Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 2,816
Referee: Kim Woosung (South Korea)

Statistics

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Results by opponent

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India has played against 22 different nations during FIFA World Cup qualification.

  • Matches played from the 1986 edition to the 1994 edition had been provided with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
  • Matches played thereafter have been provided with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

This is the performance table as of 16 June 2024.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 8
  Brunei 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
    Nepal 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
  United Arab Emirates 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
  Philippines 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
  Kuwait 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
  Guam 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
  Singapore 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
  Yemen 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
  Afghanistan 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 3
  Thailand 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
  Lebanon 4 0 2 2 6 10 −4 2
  Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
  Indonesia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
  Oman 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
  Qatar 5 0 1 4 1 12 −10 1
  Turkmenistan 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
  Bahrain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
  Iran 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
  Japan 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0

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Notes

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  1. ^ India topped the group after rest of the teams from their group withdrew. But India withdrew from the tournament after having qualified as group champions, due to several reasons such as financial, travel distance, team selection etc.
  2. ^ After having withdrawn from previous tournament, FIFA did not allow India to take part in the next edition of the world cup, hence India were not allowed to participate in the qualification tournament as well.
  3. ^ AIFF would never send India to the world cup qualification tournament again until 1985.
  4. ^ a b Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.
  5. ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[7] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Afghanistan will play their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Football Team In World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Indian football: How many matches have India won in World Cup Qualifiers?". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "World Cup 2018: The history of Indian football team in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "4 instances when India could have played in FIFA World Cup". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Why India could never play in a FIFA World Cup so far". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  7. ^ a b "DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.
  8. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 12 June 2024.