India at the FIFA World Cup qualification

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The India national football team has participated in nine editions of 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[edit | edit source]

Tournaments[edit | edit source]

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

East Asia Zone[edit | edit source]

Group 3B[edit | edit source]
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 Goal 41', 49' Report K. Dey Goal 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 Goal 42' Report Ghosh Goal 34'
Panji Goal 84'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Liu Jingli (China)
6 April 1985 India  1–1  Indonesia Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
Thapa Goal 89' Report Dede Sulaiman Goal 20' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Farouk Mustafa (Iraq)
9 April 1985 India  1–1  Thailand Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
K. Dey Goal 85' Report Boongeang Goal 76' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shokor Abdulkader Abdul Latif (Iraq)
12 April 1985 India  2–1  Bangladesh Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
Panji Goal 36'
Gonsalves Goal 54'		 Report Bhadra Goal 15' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Salih Abdul Karim Saadi (Iraq)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

Group D

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

7 May 1993 Lebanon  2–2  India Beirut, Lebanon
Babkin Melikian Goal 37'
Jamal Taha Goal 53'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 68', 82' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
11 May 1993 India  1–2 File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 54' Loh Wai Chi Goal 15'
Lee Kin Wo Goal 59'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
13 May 1993 India  0–3  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Hong Myung-Bo Goal 19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 70'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 89'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
15 May 1993 Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg 2–1  India Beirut, Lebanon
Khamis Thani Goal 4'
Saad Goal 31'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
7 June 1993 India  0–3 File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Khamis Mubarak Goal 20', 53'
Khamis Thani Goal 54'		 Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
9 June 1993 South Korea  7–0  India Seoul, South Korea
Lee Ki-Bum Goal 5', 25', 49'
Kim Tae-Young Goal 37', 70'
Park Jung-bae Goal 39'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 68'		 Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 1993 India  1–2  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 34' Hassan Ayoub Goal 41'
Rafi Joulfagi Goal 79'		 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
13 June 1993 Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1–3  India Seoul, South Korea
Wong Chi Keung Goal 66' I. M. Vijayan Goal 6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 55'		 Referee: Ali (Iraq)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

Group 10 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

First round[edit | edit source]

Group 8

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

8 April 2001 India  1–0  United Arab Emirates Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
16:00 UTC+05:30 Alberto Goal 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 Goal 53' Report Al Ghurbani Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 13' (pen.), 20', 62' Report Ancheri Goal 16', 38'
Vijayan Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 12'
Vijayan Goal 23'
Bhutia Goal 35' (pen.)
Ancheri Goal 59'
Hakim Goal 80'		 Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

Second round[edit | edit source]

Group 3

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

18 February 2004 India  1–0  Singapore Fatorda Stadium, Margao
16:00 Renedy Goal 50' Report Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
31 March 2004 India  1–5  Oman Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
17:45 Renedy Goal 18' Report Amad Ali Goal 12'
Ahmed Mubarak Goal 26', 49'
Al-Hinai Goal 60', 88'		 Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Danny Kim Heng (Malaysia)
9 June 2004 Japan  7–0  India Saitama Stadium, Saitama
19:20 Kubo Goal 12'
Fukunishi Goal 25'
Nakamura Goal 29'
Suzuki Goal 54'
Nakazawa Goal 65', 76'
Ogasawara Goal 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 Goal 45'
Ono Goal 60'
Fukunishi Goal 71'
Miyamoto Goal 87'		 Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Basel Hajjar (Syria)
13 October 2004 Singapore  2–0  India Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 Sahdan Goal 73'
Amri Goal 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)[edit | edit source]

First round[edit | edit source]

Team 1 Agg. 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 Goal 33'
Ghaddar Goal 62', 76'
El Ali Goal 63'		 Report Chhetri Goal 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
[note 4]		 Chhetri Goal 29'
Dias Goal 90+2'		 Report Ghaddar Goal 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)[edit | edit source]

Second round[edit | edit source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United Arab Emirates  5–2  India 3–0 2–2

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round]].

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[edit | edit source]

First round[edit | edit source]

Team 1 Agg. 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[edit | edit source]

Group D[edit | edit source]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

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)
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)
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[edit | edit source]

Second round[edit | edit source]

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

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) India  1–2  Oman Guwahati, India
Template:UTZ
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 22,798
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Qatar  0–0  India Doha, Qatar
Template:UTZ 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
Template:UTZ Khan Goal 88' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Uddin Goal 42' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Oman  1–0  India Muscat, Oman
Template:UTZ Al-Ghassani Goal 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
Template:UTZ 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
Template:UTZ Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Results by opponent[edit | edit source]

India has played against 21 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 15 June 2021.

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
Template:Country data GUM 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
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
 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
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
 Oman 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
 Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 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

  2026 qualification opponents

Notes[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.[6] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named india sanctioned
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