World Cup 2018: The history of Indian football team in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Armando Colaco was entrusted with the job of guiding India at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers again had 4.5 spots for grabs for the 43 AFC affiliated teams. Moreover, India had received a bye in the first round and qualified for the second round as they were ranked 27th at that time in Asia.

They were randomly paired with the 10th-seeded United Arab Emirates in the second round for a home-and-away fixture. In the away fixture, they lost 3-0 to the United Arab Emirates. In the home fixture at Ambedkar Stadium, they drew 2-2 with the United Arab Emirates thanks to goals from Jeje Lalpekhlua and Gouramangi Singh.

The United Arab Emirates won 5-2 on aggregate and advanced to the next round.