
India vs Afghanistan preview & live streaming details, Chhetri one goal shy of historic achievement
Indian football team will take on Afghanistan in Doha at 07:30 pm on Tuesday in their campaign for Asian Cup 2023.
Indian football team will take on Afghanistan in Doha at 07:30 pm on Tuesday in their campaign for Asian Cup 2023.
India is eyeing a third-place finish in the Group E table, even a draw in today's match will lead them to the third round of the qualifiers.
After losing the first match to Qatar, the team came back strongly after winning the second match against Bangladesh. Captain Sunil Chhetri scored two goals in this match.
After Oman's 2-1 win over Afghanistan on Friday, India now needs only a draw in this match to reach the third round of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. If Chhetri scores a hat-trick in the match, he will match the great Pele in the list of highest international goalscorers. Chhetri needs only one goal to be included in the list of highest goalscorers, which he can easily score against Afghanistan.
Indian team's charismatic striker Sunil Chhetri is just one goal behind from breaking into the top 10 in the all-time list of highest goalscorers. He is one goal behind Hungary's Sando Koksis, Japan's Kunishige Kamoto and Kuwait's Bashar Abdullah, all three have scored the same 75 goals.
When and Where to Watch?
The India vs Afghanistan 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 3 TV channels in India.
Live streaming of India vs Qatar will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV.
The match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha starts at 7:30 PM IST.