He was also apparently under the radar of League One side Sheffield Wednesday but chose to join the ISL winners instead.

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More information :

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/rohan-sharma-odisha-fc-owner-indian-football-crisis-rebuild/article71414051.ece

https://x.com/olisaemeka_G/status/2093969132844634373?s=20

Yet again, Indian Football is the laughing stock of the world.

could have frikin won both home and away against bangladesh and a close win with hongkong and a tie and a win with singapore?? dude singapores nt has mandatory military service

I've seen couple of tweets on twitter like "where to watch qualifiers,, and just sharing this info with you.

U20 qualifiers matches will be streamed on Futbol TV (uz), the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/live/7ZcN8LzYvms?is=JPHGGoCciIfZUbI4

The IFL, in its previous season, recorded 17.56 million live television viewers, despite running on a truncated campaign.

1. Sunil Chhetri’s Milestone Scoring Record (2005–2024)

How: He scored on his debut against Pakistan (1st cap, 2005), scored a brace on his 25th (vs Malaysia, 2011), scored on his 50th (vs Bangladesh, 2014), scored the match-winner on his 75th (vs Kyrgyzstan, 2017), scored a brace on his 100th (vs Kenya, 2018), scored on his 125th (vs Nepal, 2021), and converted a penalty on his historic 150th cap (vs Afghanistan, 2024).

1. Sunil Chhetri’s 90th-Minute Winner vs Myanmar (March 28, 2017) with Udanta singh assist

India broke a 64-year curse on Burmese soil by snatching a late 1–0 away victory in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier in Yangon.

How: As the clock hit the 90th minute at 0–0, Udanta Singh took off on a blistering counter-attack down the right flank, leaving defenders behind before cutting a precise ball back into the box. Chhetri met it on the run and swept it home.

Why Special: India hadn't beaten Myanmar away from home since October 1953. Hitting a last-gasp winner to end a six-decade jinx proved this team had the mental toughness to grind out big away results in tough environments.

1. Jeje Lalpekhlua’s Instant Impact vs Thailand (January 6, 2019)

came as 78th min. substitute scored within 2 minutes

1. The 0–0 Defensive Masterclass vs Qatar in Doha (September 10, 2019)

What:Facing the reigning Asian Champions on their own turf in a World Cup Qualifier, India held out for a historic 0–0 draw.

How: Qatar launched a total siege on India's goal, firing 27 shots over 90 minutes. India set up a rigid low block led by captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who produced a goalkeeping masterclass with 11 saves to keep the clean sheet intact.

Qatar was blowing away teams across Asia that year, making India's clean sheet feel like a massive win. It proved to the fans that the Blue Tigers could hold their own against the continental elite Giants

1. Rahul Bheke’s Historic Goal in the AFC Champions League (April 11, 2022)

What :Playing for Mumbai City FC against Iraqi powerhouse Air Force Club in Riyadh, Rahul Bheke scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory.

How:Tied 1–1 in the 75th minute, Mumbai won a corner. Ahmed Jahouh swung in a beauty, and Bheke rose high above his marker to power a header down into the far corner.

Why Special : Bheke became the first Indian player to score in the main group stage of the AFC Champions League (Asia's top-tier club competition), securing the first-ever win by an Indian club in ACL history.

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1. Sunil Chhetri’s 86th-Minute Free-Kick vs Afghanistan (June 11, 2022)

2. Nikhil Poojary’s Behind-the-Back Nutmeg vs Lebanon (June 18, 2023)

Trapped near the right touchline with defenders closing in, Poojary executed a slick, behind-the-back heel-flick nutmeg straight between his defender's legs, setting up Lallianzuala Chhangte to cross for Chhetri's finish.

1. 1–0 Away Victory vs Kuwait (November 16, 2023)

   Manvir Singh made a sharp front-post run and met it on the half-volley with his left foot, A rare Away Victory in Middle east asia

2. Gurpreet’s Heroics at the CAFA Nations Cup (2025)

   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu put on a penalty-saving exhibition across the tournament, especially against Tajikistan and Oman.

3. Ryan Williams’ Immediate Debut Goal (2026)

Scored Within 4 minutes of Debut vs HongKong at Kochi

1. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Became First India Player to Play in Europa League 2016

India has played 16 times against WC opposition (team that has played in the previous cycles WC , so India playing Jordan or Uzbekistan doesn't count as they weren't WC teams).

We have lost 14 and drew 2, both the draws came against Cameroon in nehru Cup, now I don't know if this was cameroon's developmental squad or their full team but these are the only 2 friendlies of these 16. The rest are either WC qualifiers or AFC asian cup games.

In these 16 matches India has a GD of -47 while conceding 53 goals and scoring 6. 4 of those 6 goals were against Cameroon. In the other 14 non friendly matches we scored just 2 times and conceded 49, one against South korea in 2011 in 1-4 loss and one against qatar in a 1-2 loss, incidentally that is also the best result India has produced against WC playing nation apart from those two Cameroon Nehru cup games. (The 0-0 against qatar doesn't count as it came in 2019).

By the end of this year India will have played 21 matches against WC playing countries , what do you think this table will look like? Will we get our first win against a WC nation? How many goals will we score?

Malaysia are Hosts. Matches to be played between 8th and 20th November.

*Group Winner* qualifies to final tournament

Does anyone know when fixtures will be released for the upcoming season? I'll be in Chennai mid-October and hoping to see a match