India will lock horns with Afghanistan in their third group-stage game of the second round in FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers on Friday, March 22.
Team India started off their competition with a 1-0 win over Kuwait away from home. However, they lost their next encounter to Asian champions Qatar by 0-3. The Men in Blue are currently ranked third behind Qatar and Kuwait with three points in their tally.
For Team India, Sahal Abdul Samad and Sandesh Jinghan are out of the squad due to their respective injuries.
Afghanistan are ranked fourth in the table with zero wins in two games so far. For them, most of their players are out of the squad as they are standing against the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), accusing the federation of involving in corruption.
Match Details
Match: Afghanistan vs India, FIFA WC Qualifiers, Match 3
Date & Time: March 22, 2024, 12:00 am IST
Venue: Damac Stadium, Saudi Arabia
AFG vs IND Squads to choose from
Afghanistan
Ovays Azizi, Zohib Islam Amiri, Mahboob Hanifi, Sharif Mukhammad, Zelfy Nazary, Mosawer Ahadi, Omid Popalzay, Mustafa Azadzoy, Jabar Sharza, Jamshed Asekzai, Habibullah Askar, Taufee Skandari, Rahmat Akbari, Yama Sherzad, Edriss Hushmand, Balal Arezou, Omid Musawi, Fareed Sadat, Amredin Sharifi
India
Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith, Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Anwar Ali, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Jaekson Singh, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Udanta Singh, Ishan Pandita, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh
AFG vs IND Probable Starting Lineup
Afghanistan
Ovays Azizi, Zelfy Nzary, Hanifi, Zohib Amiri, Habibullah Askar, Jamshed Asekzai, Taufee Skandari, Omid Popalzay, Mustafa Azadzoy, Amredin Sharifi, Balal Arezou
India
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Nikhil Poojary, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Lalengmawia Ralte, Jaekson Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sunil Chhetri, Mahesh Singh, Manvir Singh
AFG vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Suggestions (FIFA WC Qualifiers)
Fantasy Suggestion #1: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Akash Mishra, Zohib Amiri, Rahul Bheke, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Omid Popalzay, Mustafa Azadzoy, Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh, Balal Arezou
Captain: Sunil Chhetri | Vice-Captain: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Fantasy Suggestion #2: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Akash Mishra, Zelfy Nzary, Hanifi, Rahul Bheke, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Lalengmawia Ralte, Mustafa Azadzoy, Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh, Balal Arezou
Captain: Manvir Singh | Vice-Captain: Sunil Chhetri