Igor Stimac wants India to play football in a specific way regardless of in-game scenarios...
There is renewed hope as India begin their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against Oman on September 5 in Guwahati.
Only seven months ago, an injury-time penalty by Bahrain's Jamal Rashid broke Indian hearts and sent the national team packing from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in UAE. This was despite a brilliant show against Thailand and encouraging signs against hosts UAE in the first two group games. Against Bahrain, the failure to put pressure in their half and a willingness to adopt a deeper block cost India and they paid the price.