Blue Tigers went down 1-3 to Tajikistan in the friendly They will play another international friendly against the host nation on June 9 The Blue Tigers came into this match on the back of two defeats at the Unity Cup India suffered a 1-3 defeat against higher-ranked Tajikistan in an international football friendly on Friday.
Both sets of players are out on the pitch for the second half. One change for Zimbabwe as Mauchi comes on in place of Garananga. Khalid Jamil opts for an unchanged XI for the second half, which India get underway.
India beat Hong Kong 2-1 in Kochi in their final AFC Asian Cup qualifying match Ryan Williams scored in the fourth minute on his India debut Akash Mishra
With India dominating posession, a rare sight of goal for Hong Kong as Sun takes a snap shot. However, it goes wide of Gurpreet's goal, who is not worried.
India meet Hong Kong in Kochi on March 31 Home team aims to end dismal Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a win Kochi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host Blue Tigers for first time in 10 years Indian men's football team's final match of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers against Hong Kong will be held in Kochi on March 31.