India picked their second point in the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers as they eked out a 1-1 draw against Bangaldesh on Tuesday evening at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
The home side were coming into the game on the back of a 0-0 draw against Qatar and 2-1 defeat to Oman. The fans thronged to the stadium in numbers expecting India to clinch three points against Bangladesh, who are ranked 187 in the world – placed 83 spots below India.
Coach Igor Stimac pointed that India’s failure to convert the opportunities that fell their way was the primary reason they couldn’t win the tie.