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India and Qatar will clash in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers on Tuesday. The match will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from 7 pm onwards. India are in Group A, which has a total of four teams. Today, India have to face their biggest challenge in Group A. India beat Kuwait 1-0 in the first match of the qualifiers, which has boosted their morale. Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri will be eager to put on a bang against Qatar.
Qatar beat Afghanistan 8-1 in their opening match. The biggest challenge for the Indian team will be to stop Qatar’s star striker Almoiz Ali, who scored four goals against Afghanistan. Let us tell you that four years ago, India held Asian champions Qatar to a goalless draw, which shocked everyone. Qatar were in tremendous form at the time and won the Asia Cup title in early 2019.
“We have analyzed Qatar from every player and field position and know very well what they are capable of in terms of pace and strength,” Indian coach Steemek said ahead of the match against Qatar. His defensive and offensive game is hard to break down. He demonstrated this by scoring eight goals against Afghanistan.
“It will be very difficult, Qatar are strong contenders to win this group. There are not many expectations from us in this match but we know we have to grab our chance with both hands,” he said. “We crossed the first hurdle against Kuwait.” And now I want the players to perform well against Qatar.” skills.”