Friday Jul 28, 2023
India is dreaming of qualifying for the Kuala Lumpur World Cup. Sunil Chhetri and his team are expected to advance from the second round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers. India is in Group A which includes Qatar and Kuwait. Afghanistan and Mongolia will be the fourth team in the group. The top two finishers will advance to the third round. Matches are played at home and away. The groups were selected in a draw held at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. 2026 World Cup Football is from 11th June to 19th July. The United States–Canada–Mexico countries are joint hosts. Only the Asian champions Qatar are ahead of India in the FIFA ranking in the group. 59th, India at 99th. Other rankings are Kuwait–137, Afghanistan–157 and Mongolia-183. India is in good form this season. Unbeaten in last 11 games. Champions in Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Cup. They have also performed well against qualifying group teams in recent times. They faced Qatar twice and failed to score once. In another game, he struggled for a goal. A win and a draw against Kuwait. Afghanistan and Mongolia will meet in the first round. The winners will be in Group A. India has never played in World Cup football. He was invited to Brazil in 1950 but withdrew. Participated in the Olympics four times. His best ever performance on the world stage was reaching the semi-finals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Group A India, Qatar, Kuwait and Afghanistan/Mongolia eight teams qualify for a total of nine places in Asia. Eight teams qualify directly. A team may also play a playoff match on another continent. FIFA has increased the number of teams to 48 in the 2026 World Cup. With this, the number of qualifying teams in each continent also increased. Till the last edition, four Asian teams qualified directly. And a playoff spot. A total of 46 teams from Asia are competing in the five rounds of World Cup qualification. 36 teams in the second round. There are nine groups of four teams each in the second round. The top two finishers will advance to the third round. These teams will also qualify directly for the 2027 Asian Cup. 18 teams in the third round. There are three groups of six teams each. The top two teams from each of the three groups will qualify directly for the World Cup. The fourth and fifth placed teams in the group will enter the fourth round. The fourth round consists of two groups of three teams. The group champions of this round will also play in the World Cup. Runners up to fifth round. It is a two-legged battle between the runners-up. The winning team will play the mainland playoff team. A win in this playoff will qualify. Competitions First Round–- October 12, 17 Second Round–– November 16 to 21, March 21 to -26, June 6 to 11, 2024. Read on deshabhimani.com
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