The Indian football team have had a difficult start to their SAFF Championship 2021 campaign as they remain winless after the first two matches. The Blue Tigers find themselves at the fourth position in the table with just two points from an equal number of games.
Maldives picked up a win against Bangladesh on Thursday night and they have leapfrogged India to third place. Meanwhile, we have a surprising leader at the top in Nepal, followed by a second-placed Bangladesh. Let us have a look at the table for further clarity.
2021 SAFF Championship table:
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Maldives (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
