Indian soccer group head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday introduced the second record of 15 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp forward of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 matches in opposition to Kuwait and Qatar. Notably, the primary record of probables was introduced on Saturday. The second record of gamers will practice from May 15 within the Odisha capital.
“The 26 players from the first list will begin training in the Odisha capital on May 10. The 15 players from the second list, comprising of players from Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan SG, who contested the Indian Super League (ISL) Cup final, will join the camp on May 15,” All India Football Federation (AIFF) mentioned in an official assertion.
According to a press release by AIFF, a complete of 41 gamers will participate within the nationwide camp. The Blue Tigers will face Kuwait in Kolkata on June 6 earlier than travelling away to tackle Qatar on June 11 of their final two matches of Group A. India are at present positioned second within the group, with 4 factors from 4 matches.
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The high two groups within the group will qualify for Round 3 of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and ebook their berth on the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027. The Blue Tigers will tackle Kuwait in Kolkata on June 6 earlier than travelling to face Qatar in Doha on June 11 of their final two matches of Group A.
India are at present positioned second within the group, with 4 factors from 4 matches. The high two groups within the group will qualify for Round 3 of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and ebook their berth on the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027. India’s quest for a spot within the third spherical of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers suffered a severe jolt once they went right down to Afghanistan 1-2. The winners trailed 0-1 at halftime.
The lack of three factors on this dwelling tie left India with simply 4 factors from 4 matches within the four-team Round 2 group, on the second spot. While Qatar leads the group with 9 factors from three matches, Afghanistan, too, has 4 factors from as many matches.
India have two extra matches in hand. While defeating Asian champion Qatar within the away match can be a tough process, it might lastly boil right down to India’s hope match in opposition to Kuwait on June 6. But Afghanistan can aspire to overhaul India within the factors desk.
The second record of 15 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp (coaching from May 15): Phurba Tempa Lachenpa, Vishal Kaith, Akash Mishra, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Bheke, Subhasish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Liston Colaco, Sahal Abdul Samad, Manvir Singh and Vikram Partap Singh.
