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big win for indian soccer
Late last night, the Indian men’s football team achieved a major performance in their bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In the second round match against Kuwait, India defeated Kuwait with Manvir Singh scoring in the second half. Larianzuala Chhangte was a super sub and a goalie and it proved to be a great team effort.
Don’t miss the game? Here’s the play-by-play recap from ESPN India’s live blog:
And let’s summarize the performance of Asia’s top nations in the second stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which began on Thursday.
What’s planned for today?
Rohan Bopanna, who became the oldest player in history to win the ATP Tour Finals, will see if he and partner Matthew Edbden can earn a place in the semi-finals, but it will depend on their group’s performance at the season finale, the ATP Finals. It depends on other results.
What happened yesterday?
You can access a detailed version of yesterday’s events here. However, the cliff note is:
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The Indian men’s soccer team achieved a stunning 1-0 victory over Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Des Buckingham has retired as the longest-serving head coach of Indian football club Mumbai City FC.
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Indian interest in the Japan Masters disappeared after HS Prannoy lost to Chinese Taipei’s Chow Tien-chen.
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Saurav Ghosal and Ramit Tandon lost in the second round of the Vitagen Singapore Squash Open.