The Croatian felt that India had a better 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign than FC Goa in the AFC Champions League
Igor Stimac is pleased with the Indian national team's run in the second round 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers. Despite failing to make progress in the World Cup qualifiers, India secured a direct spot in the Asian Cup third round qualifiers.
The Blue Tigers ended their 2022 World Cup qualification campaign with four draws, three losses and one win from their eight matches. They scored six goals and conceded only seven.