India at the FIFA World Cup qualification

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The India national football team has participated in ten editions of the FIFA World Cup qualification. This is the complete list of all the nation's matches played, along with records against each opponent.[1][2][3][4][5]

Summary

Tournaments

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

East Asia Zone

Group 3B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 9
File:Flag of India.svg India 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 6 1 2 3 4 4 +0 4
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 6 2 0 4 5 10 −5 4

Source: RSSSF

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea 8 7 1 0 23 1 +22 15
2 File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 9
3 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 8
4 File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 8 2 1 5 9 19 −10 5
5 File:Flag of India.svg India 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 3
Source: RSSSF

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
File:Flag of India.svg India 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 12 Second round
2 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
4 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0
Source: RSSSF

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Japan.svg File:Flag of Oman.svg File:Flag of India.svg File:Flag of Singapore.svg
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18 Third round 1–0 7–0 1–0
2 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 0–0 7–0
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 6 1 1 4 2 18 −16 4 0–4 1–5 1–0
4 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–2 0–2 2–0
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg 6–3 File:Flag of India.svg India 4–1 2–2

Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 5–2 File:Flag of India.svg India 3–0 2–2

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
India File:Flag of India.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2–0 0–0
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) India File:Flag of India.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Iran.svg File:Flag of Oman.svg File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg File:Flag of Guam.svg File:Flag of India.svg
1 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 8 6 2 0 26 3 +23 20 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 2–0 3–1 6–0 4–0
2 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
3 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
4 File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 8 2 1 5 3 16 −13 7 0–6 0–0 1–0 2–1
5 File:Flag of India.svg India 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[7] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Second round

  • All matches since 19 November 2019 were played in a centralised venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  • Also all matches were rescheduled from their original dates.
Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Qatar.svg File:Flag of Oman.svg File:Flag of India.svg File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
1 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar[lower-alpha 1] 8 7 1 0 18 1 +17 22 Asian Cup 2–1 0–0 6–0 5–0
2 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 8 6 0 2 16 6 +10 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–1
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 8 1 4 3 6 7 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
4 File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 8 1 3 4 5 15 −10 6 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
5 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 −16 2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Qatar has already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation. They are later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Kuwait India Afghanistan
1 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 3–0 2–1 8–1
2 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 1–2 0–1 1–0
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–0 1–2
4 File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 6 1 2 3 3 14 −11 5 0–0 0–4 0–0
Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Statistics

Results by opponent

India has played against 22 different nations during FIFA World Cup qualification.

  • Matches played from the 1986 edition to the 1994 edition had been provided with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
  • Matches played thereafter have been provided with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

This is the performance table as of 16 June 2024.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 8
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 3
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 4 0 2 2 6 10 −4 2
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 5 0 1 4 1 12 −10 1
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0

  2026 qualification opponents

Notes

  1. India topped the group after rest of the teams from their group withdrew. But India withdrew from the tournament after having qualified as group champions, due to several reasons such as financial, travel distance, team selection etc.
  2. After having withdrawn from previous tournament, FIFA did not allow India to take part in the next edition of the world cup, hence India were not allowed to participate in the qualification tournament as well.
  3. AIFF would never send India to the world cup qualification tournament again until 1985.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.
  5. FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[7] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

See also

Notes

  1. Afghanistan will play their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.

References

  1. "Indian Football Team In World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Indian football: How many matches have India won in World Cup Qualifiers?". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "World Cup 2018: The history of Indian football team in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. "4 instances when India could have played in FIFA World Cup". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. "Why India could never play in a FIFA World Cup so far". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.
  8. "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 12 June 2024.