Skipper Taison Singh and Gurkirat Singh struck in either half as India edged past hosts Kuwait 2-1 in their final qualification match but the third-place finish in Group H was not good enough to qualify for the next year’s AFC U-20 Asian Cup. India finished ahead of Kuwait but behind toppers Australia and second-placed Iraq … Read more
Skipper Taison Singh and Gurkirat Singh struck in either half as India edged past hosts Kuwait 2-1 in their final qualification match but the third-place finish in Group H was not good enough to qualify for the next year’s AFC U-20 Asian Cup. India finished ahead of Kuwait but behind toppers Australia and second-placed Iraq … Read more
The Indian football team went down 2-4 against Iraq in its opening fixture of the AFC U-20 Championship Group H qualifiers here. The first goal of the match came as early as in the second minute on Friday, as Iraq scored through Abdulrazzaq Qasim’s curling effort with the outside of his boot. India looked to … Read more
Shanmugham Venkatesh said the India under-20 men’s team was confident that FIFA’s suspension would end before the Asian qualifiers in Iraq next month. “Like everyone connected with football, we were a little disturbed but our training was not affected, not even 1 percent,” said Venkatesh over the phone from Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening after finishing … Read more