AFC Asian Cup: News
13 Jan 2024
Indian Football TeamAFC Asian Cup 2023, Australia blank India 2-0: Key stats
India suffered a 2-0 defeat against heavyweights Australia in their opening clash of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup on Saturday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.
30 Dec 2023
Indian Football TeamAFC Asian Cup 2023: Igor Stimac declares India's 26-member squad
Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac announced the 26-member squad for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
08 Aug 2023
Indian Football TeamMerdeka Cup: India to face hosts Malaysia in semi-finals
The Indian football team is all set to play hosts Malaysia in the 2023 Merdeka Cup in the FIFA window in October at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
06 Aug 2023
Igor StimacIgor Stimac urges ISL clubs to release players: Here's why
Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac has requested Indian Super League clubs to release players for preparation for upcoming major events.
19 Jun 2023
Igor StimacHere's the journey of Indian football team under Igor Stimac
The Indian football team defeated Lebanon 2-0 in the final of the 2023 Intercontinental Cup in Bhubaneswar.
15 Jun 2022
Indian Football TeamSunil Chhetri becomes joint-5th highest international goal-scorer: Key stats
The Indian men's football team maintained its perfect start in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
11 Sep 2021
FootballAt least 10 games required before AFC Asian Cup: Dennerby
Newly-appointed Indian women's football coach Thomas Dennerby on Saturday said the team needs to play at least 10 international matches against opponents with diverse playing styles in the run-up to the AFC Asian Cup.
01 Jul 2020
IndiaIndia among five nations to bid for 2027 Asian Cup
India is one of the five nations to have bid for the 2027 Asian Cup hosting rights, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) has revealed.
05 Apr 2020
IndiaIndia's bid to host AFC Asian Cup 2027 submitted
India has submitted its bid documents for hosting the AFC Asian Cup in 2027, a top official of the national federation confirmed.
04 Sep 2019
FIFA World Cup2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India face stiff Oman test
The Indian national men's football team opens its 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign against Oman on Thursday.
16 Jan 2019
FootballWill retire when India would've a better number-10: Sunil Chhetri
Veteran Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri has dismissed suggestions of his retirement.
15 Jan 2019
IndiaLessons India can learn from their AFC Asian Cup exit
India could not build on their success of winning their first match against Thailand at the AFC Asian Cup, and ended up getting knocked out of the tournament after losing to the UAE and Bahrain.
15 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup 2019: India crash out; Constantine resigns
After starting their AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign in spectacular fashion, India have strayed from the path of success and their loss at the hands of Bahrain has seen them ousted from the tournament.
14 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup: Key battles in India vs Bahrain fixture
India meet Bahrain tonight for their third and final group stage battle of the AFC Asian Cup 2019.
14 Jan 2019
IndiaFive stars of the Indian football team
With India showing great promise at the AFC Asian Cup in UAE, fans have started cheering the team.
13 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup 2019: India vs Bahrain- Preview and prediction
After losing to UAE in their second match of the AFC Asian Cup, India will be taking on Bahrain tomorrow in their third and last match of the group stage.
11 Jan 2019
IndiaLocked up for supporting India? UAE man cages several men
India faced UAE in their group stage encounter of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup last night, and while the hosts managed to triumph after a healthy competition of football, a shocking video has revealed that a UAE national locked up several individuals in a cage for supporting the Indian team!
11 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup: India loses to UAE, important lessons learned
After starting their AFC Asian Cup campaign with a win, India suffered a setback and lost to UAE, slipping to the group table's second spot.
10 Jan 2019
IndiaIndia vs UAE: Match preview, key battles and TV listing
The Indian men's football team got off to a perfect start in the AFC Asian Cup 2019.
08 Jan 2019
IndiaIndia will have to learn from the past against UAE
The Indian football team started off their 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign with a win, but have to be careful against upcoming opponents, UAE.
07 Jan 2019
Indian Football TeamStephen Constantine: Milestone moments as the Indian football team's coach
The Indian football team is being praised on all fronts after a spectacular performance saw them thrash Thailand 4-1 in their first 2019 AFC Asian Cup match last night.
06 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup 2019: India breeze past Thailand, win 4-1
India showed their worth in their first match of Group A in the AFC Asian Cup when they thrashed opponents Thailand 4-1, with goals from Sunil Chhetri, Anirudh Thapa, and Jeje Lalpekhlua.
06 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup 2019: Key battles between India and Thailand
India will be taking on Thailand tonight in their first AFC Asian Cup 2019 match, and a win will give India major confidence going into the tournament.
05 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup 2019: India vs Thailand: A pre-match report
The highly-anticipated AFC Asian Cup kicks off from tonight when UAE and Bahrain meet for the first match of the tournament.
03 Jan 2019
Indian Football TeamIM Vijayan: Stephen Constantine has chosen the perfect Indian team
The AFC Asian Cup kicks off from Saturday, and the Indian team is gearing up for their first match against Thailand.
03 Jan 2019
IndiaAsian Cup: Chhetri says it won't be easy facing India
Captain of the Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri, looks greatly confident before the Men in Blue kickstart their AFC Asian Cup campaign.
02 Jan 2019
IndiaAFC Asian Cup: A look at India's group stage chances
The AFC Asian Cup has seen sixteen editions so far, and as we move towards the seventeenth edition of the tournament with India being one among the 24 nations to be playing, it is the need of the hour to get a clear picture of the teams and assess India's chances.
01 Jan 2019
IndiaBhaichung Bhutia: 50-50 chance of India reaching Asian Cup knockout-stage
Former captain of the Indian football team, Bhaichung Bhutia, has opened up regarding India's chances of qualifying from the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup.
30 Dec 2018
Indian Football TeamAIFF wants to keep working with Constantine post Asia Cup
Recently, some media reports claimed that the All India Football Federation is not planning to renew the contract of head coach of Indian football team, Stephen Constantine after AFC Asian Cup.
17 Nov 2018
FootballIndia vs Jordan not cancelled, will happen as per schedule
Earlier, media reports stated that the friendly between the Indian football team and Jordan has been cancelled.
04 Jun 2018
FootballMatch schedule, timings of Sunil Chhetri-led India team
The Indian national football team is currently participating in the Intercontinental Cup.
15 Mar 2018
North KoreaFIFA rankings: Indian football team is at 99th spot
The Indian national football team is back in the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings and is now placed at 99th spot.
31 Dec 2016
Europa LeagueAnother stupendous year for Indian Football
The year 2016 saw some of the most amazing football in the history of India.
06 Nov 2016
IndiaIraq's Air Force Club lifts the 2016 AFC Cup
Sunil Chhetri led JSW Bengaluru FC's dream dashed as they lost 0-1 to Iraq's Air Force Club in the finals of 2016 AFC Cup in Doha.
20 Oct 2016
Sunil ChhetriBengaluru FC in AFC Cup finals
Bengaluru FC became the first Indian team to reach the finals of the AFC Cup after they beat defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.