Qatar vs India 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 37': Goal! Qatar 0, India 1. Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Qatar. Homam Ahmed replaces Hazem Shehata.
- 45': Substitution, Qatar. Khaled Ali replaces Ahmed Al Ganehi.
- 45': Substitution, Qatar. Ali Nader replaces Shehab Ellethy.
- 58': Brandon Fernandes (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Qatar. Tameem Mansour replaces Mohamed Gouda.
- 64': Substitution, India. Liston Colaco replaces Rahim Ali.
- 64': Substitution, India. Sahal Abdul Samad replaces Brandon Fernandes.
- 70': Substitution, Qatar. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Nabil Erfan.
- 73': Goal! Qatar 1, India 1. Youssef Ayman (Qatar) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hashmi Al Hussain following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, India. Vikram Partap Singh replaces Manvir Singh.
- 85': Goal! Qatar 2, India 1. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Al Hassan.
- 87': Substitution, India. Edmund Lalrindika replaces Jay Gupta because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, India. Nandhakumar Sekar replaces Lallianzuala Chhangte.
- 90'+1': Rahul Bheke (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Anwar Ali (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Sahal Abdul Samad (India) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 2,816
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | Qatar | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| -1 | Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Qatar (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shehab Ellethy (GK) |
| 6 | Youssef Ayman |
| 5 | Hashmi Al Hussain |
| 12 | Nabil Irfan |
| 17 | Naif Al Hadhrami |
| 20 | Abdullah Al Ahrak |
| 2 | Hazem Shehata |
| 7 | Mohamed Gouda |
| 10 | Ahmed Alrawi  |
| 8 | Ibrahim Al Hassan |
| 9 | Ahmed Al Ganehi |
India (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 2 | Rahul Bheke |
| 4 | Anwar Ali |
| 5 | Mehtab Singh |
| 8 | Suresh Singh Wangjam |
| 15 | Jeakson Singh |
| 10 | Brandon Fernandes |
| 6 | Jay Gupta |
| 9 | Manvir Singh |
| 11 | Rahim Ali |
| 17 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
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