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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: India got off to a flying start by beating Kuwait 1-0 in the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. Manveer Singh was the only goal scorer in the match played at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City, who gave India the lead in the 75th minute. Team India maintained this lead till the end and achieved a great win against Kuwait. After this win, India moved to the second position in Group A. Along with India, there are also teams from Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan in this group. This round will also be very important from the point of view of AFC Asian Cup 2027 as the top-2 teams in the points table will qualify for it.
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Talking about the match, the score of both the teams was 0-0 till the first half. Both the teams tried to score one goal after another at each other’s goal posts, but due to excellent defense both teams failed.
India’s Sahal Abdul Samad had his first big chance in the 18th minute but failed. After this, captain Sunil Chhetri, Mahesh Naurem and Akash Mishra also attacked the Kuwaiti goal post, but all failed to penetrate their defence.
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Finally, Manveer Singh scored a goal in the 75th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Taking a superb pass from Lalianzuala Changte, Manveer Singh dodged the Kuwaiti goalkeeper and scored the first goal.
India’s next match will now be against Qatar on November 21 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. This match is going to be very difficult for India.