Fifa World Cup qualifiers, India vs Bangladesh, as it happened: Chhetri brace seals India’s victory
Updates from the Fifa World Cup qualifiers match between Bangladesh and India in Doha.
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
Sunil Chhetri makes all the difference with his two goals to register first win over #Bangladesh in last 10 years.
— Shaji Prabhakaran (@Shaji4Football) June 7, 2021
Sunil delivers once again for #IndianFootball
An imp win to move above #Afghanistan to 3rd place.
Overall a good performance. #BlueTigers #INDBAN
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
Sunil Chhetri has now scored 5 goals in his 5 meetings against Bangladesh, only against Maldives (6) & Chinese Taipei (6) has he scored more goals in the national team jersey. Favorites. #BANIND #BackTheBlue #BlueTigers #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/gVDODNRnlY
— Aditya Warty (@AnalystAdi) June 7, 2021
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
Chhetri with the goals, Brandon with all the ball work and goalscoring opportunities and, Sana & Glan with the defensive duties.
— Naveen Peter (@peterspeaking) June 7, 2021
Ashique with the difference in the second half. Up next, Afghnistan, next Tuesday (June 15). #BANIND #WCQ #WCQ2022 #IndianFootball
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
It’s the ultimate mark of respect when the opposition has to resort to cynical fouls to stop you because you’ve been one step ahead of them all game.. @BrandonFern10 was on the end of a fair few of those today. 😅
— Ravi Puskur (@ravi_804) June 7, 2021
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
Sunil Chhetri could save lives if he really had to. The manipulation of the ball for the second goal is just ridiculous.#IndianFootball #WCQ #INDBAN #BlueTigers
— Pulasta Dhar (@TheFalseNo9) June 7, 2021
FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India
INDIA WIN! An eleven match winless run is over. Sunil Chhetri’s brace doing the trick for India. It had to be him. India move to third spot in the table. Big three points
90+2’ Bangladesh 0-2 India
GOOOOOALLLLL! CHHETRI AGAIN! Receives a cutback from Suresh Wangjam and finds the top corner. Game Over!
90’ Bangladesh 0-1 India
Chhetri slips in Ashique through but his effort is saved. India looking good for a win
79’ Bangladesh 0-1 India
GOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLLL! SUNIL CHHETRI! What a header from the Indian captain. Ashique’s deep cross finds the Indian captain free at the far post who squeezes his header quite brilliantly from a tight angle. Great finish.
73’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
Another set-piece, another chance! This time it’s Subhasish Bose who is totally unmarked inside the box but his glancing header is wide.
63’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
WHAT A CHANCE! A brilliant delivery from the free-kick by Brandon but Chhetri who is free inside the box heads it wide.
63’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
WHAT A CHANCE! A brilliant delivery from the free-kick by Brandon but Chhetri who is free inside the box heads it wide.
60’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
Stimac has thrown on Liston Colaco for Manvir Singh. That’s three changes already by the Croatian but India still struggling to create chances
46’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
Second half begins. Ashique Kuruniyan has come on for Bipin Singh
HT: Bangladesh 0-0 India
India with 74% ball possession but that hasn’t translated to threat on the Bangladesh goal.
HT: Bangladesh 0-0 India
No goals for India despite a fairly dominant performance. The final ball is lacking as the Blue Tigers have struggled to work the Bangladesh goalkeeper. There was a potential penalty denied for India when Chhetri was fouled and a Chinglensana header cleared off the line. Not bad from India but they need more.
35’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
CLEARED OFF THE LINE! India almost take the lead from a corner. Chinglensana Singh’s effort is cleared off the line and onto the bar. India are getting close in Doha.
29’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
CONTROVERSY! Chhetri is nudged down inside the box but the referee penalises Chhetri for a handball. Igor Stimac cannot believe it
15’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
CHANCE! Brandon brilliantly finds Manvir with a through ball but Manvir’s touch takes him slightly wide and his cross is poor. Good opening for India that.
9’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
Danger for India as Bangladesh’s long throw-in is flicked into the dangerous area. Luckily no Bangladesh player present to profit.
6’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
It’s been a midfield battle so far. Bangladesh closing down India very quickly and it has forced a few mistakes out of them. Good start to the match
2’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
First yellow card inside two minutes. A rash challenge from Rakib and he is in the book. Bangladesh need to be careful.
1’ Bangladesh 0-0 India
KICK OFF! India get the game underway in their changed white strip
7:20 pm: Adil Khan at the death for India vs Bangladesh in 2019
The Blue Tigers will hope they won’t be needing any late rescue acts this time around.
🔊 Sound On 🔊@adilahmedkhan08 was on 🔥 against 🇧🇩 in 2019 🤩
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 7, 2021
🎶 Courtesy: The Fans at VYBK 🏟️#BANIND ⚔️ #WCQ 🏆 #BackTheBlue 💙 #BlueTigers 🐯 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/XomoQ6BTSy
7:15 pm: Can India continue their dominance over Bangladesh?
Bangladesh vs India head-to-head
| Matches Played | Bangladesh Wins | Draws | India wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| In World Cup Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7:10pm: Can India climb up the table?
Group E as it stands
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 19 |
| 2 | Oman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 |
| 4 | India | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |
Here’s the pre-match press conference:
India’s playing XI: Brandon Fernandes comes into the team as coach Igor Stimac puts out an attacking looking line-up.
Gurpreet Singh, Subhasish Bose, Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana Singh, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Bipin Singh, Suresh Singh, Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs Bangladesh in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers (and more relevantly for India, the bid to qualify for 2023 AFC Asian Cup). Kick-off is at 7.30 pm IST. Sunil Chhetri and Co look to bounce back after a 1-0 defeat against Qatar.
Bangladesh vs India, World Cup qualifiers preview: A must-win match for Sunil Chhetri and Co
Here’s how the table stands in India’s group:
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 19 |
| 2 | Oman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 |
| 4 | India | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |