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#1 India's wait for the first home win under Igor Stimac continues

India has so far won once, drawn thrice, and lost four times under Igor Stimac

Igor Stimac was visibly worried after the full-time whistle. On one hand, his side drew a match from the jaws of defeat. But, on the other hand, the opposition was the lowest-ranked team in their group.

The stage was set for him to pick up India's first home win. After suffering humiliating losses against Tajikistan and DPR Korea in the Intercontinental Cup, India earned a draw against Syria, a country ranked higher than them in FIFA rankings.

It was followed by a narrow 1-2 loss against Oman in Guwahati where they led for most of the time. Seeing an 83-place gap in FIFA rankings, many predicted India would win the game with ease in front of the 60,000 odd fans. But, a gritty Bangladesh side showed them that rankings rarely matters in international football.

In front of India are two tough away fixtures against Afghanistan and Oman in November. Both the teams are ahead of India in the points table of Group E and India cannot afford to drop any further points if they want to progress to the Third Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

It might be just a coincidence but India's away record is better than their home ones under Igor Stimac's tutelage. Their only victory came in foreign soil and they even became the first Asian side in 2019 to not concede against Asian champions Qatar.

But, as far as their home record goes, they are still in search of a win!