Asian Cup 2019: Top 5 Achievements of Stephen Constantine with Indian National Football Team

#4 Getting an away win in an official FIFA Friendly after 12 years, Victory over Myanmar in Myanmar after 64 years

India's Starting XI against Myanmar in their Asian Cup qualifier (Image: AIFF Media)

India were struggling as far as FIFA Rankings and performance went when Constantine took over in 2015.

One of the first things that the Englishman said was that India needed to play more friendlies if they were to improve their FIFA rankings and fulfil their objective of qualifying for the Asian Cup 2019.

India started making use of the FIFA match windows, and that eventually paid dividends.

India played Cambodia in Cambodia on 22nd March 2017. The game also acted as a preparation tie for India's match against Myanmar in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.

India went onto to defeat Cambodia 3-2 as Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sandesh Jhingan scored to give the Blue Tigers their first win an official FIFA Friendly away from home in 12 years.

India went onto defeat Myanmar in Myanmar six days after the historic victory against Cambodia. The win against Myanmar was even more significant as India had to wait for 64 years to defeat Myanmar in Myanmar. The victory against Myanmar was crucial for India in qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup 2019.