Published 13:26 IST, September 12th 2019

India vs Qatar Highlights: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, India vs Qatar saw 'The Blue Tigers' going against the Asian Champions. The match ended up in a draw, with a score of 0-0.

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Fifa World Cup is a quadrennial international men’s association football championship contested by national teams of member associations of FIFA. 2022 FIFA World Cup would be 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 would commence on 21 vember, and finals would be held on 18 December. This first time that an Arab country is hosting world cup. After 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, this is second time that World Cup would be held entirely in Asia.

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers; India vs Qatar Highlights

FIFA has 211 Associations. India and Qatar are two of m. Qatar is current Asian champions in AFC. team ranks 62nd in world rankings whereas India ranks 103rd. qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2022 began recently. re are different teams according to regions. Asian region has 46 participating teams.

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Sunil Chhetri out, India vs Qatar ends with a 0-0 draw 

After losing to Oman in first qualifier, India went against host on 10 September 2019. India vs Qatar match was held at Khalifa bin Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar. Indian captain, Sunil Chhetri was t playing for second qualifier as he was ruled out due to high fever. He was only player to score a goal against Oman in earlier match. India last faced Qatar in 2007 and lost by score of 6-0. Thus, winning against one of strongest teams in ir group was a challenging task. Coach Igor Stimac and Indian team mand to shock host with remarkable results in Doha. India vs Qatar match was settled for a goal-less stalemate between two teams.

match began at 20:53 (IST). first half of match went smooth for India. y didn't get many opportunities to goal, but y mand to bat away ones made by opponent team.

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  • At 22:07 (IST) Tariq Salman takes a shot that hits Gurpreet’s palms but doesn’t give him much trouble.
  • At 22:10 (IST), Gurpreet is tested yet again by Hassan Al- Haydos when he tries to curl it past Gurpreet from an acute angle.
  • Till 22:16 (IST), match is still goal-less. Both teams are struggling to get an upper-hand on match.
  • At 22:22 (IST) India gets in trouble when Hassan-Al-Haydos conjures up ar difficult long-range attempt that gets saved by Gurpreet who tips it over bar.
  • At 22:25 (IST) match was just started and Indian player Gurpreet gets a yellow card. He was penalized for timewasting.
  • At 22:34 (IST) re is a sigh of relief among Indian defense as much of match is being played in middle third of field. Qatar decreased ir pace at moment.

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  • At 22:48 (IST) Gurpreet with an incredible performance stands out. Abdelkarim Hassan targets a shot towards Gurpreet’s goal but he just bats it away. Qatar makes an attempt again, and this time, Almoez Ali focuses on penalty area with an intent to goal with a low shot. Gurpreet saves it again!
  • At 22:52 (IST) India reaches in second half with Qatar. match till w was one-sided with Qatar having scores of opportunities. Gurpreet showed great performance in field.
  • At 23:05 (IST) India needs to be more careful as Qatar gets ball rolling.
  • At 23:11 (IST) India gets ir first real chance of night, as Sahal Abdul Samad plays through Udanta on right-wing, who is off like a hare. He sprints all way to Qatar penalty area, but his cross goes unanswered, flashing across face of goal. 
  • At 23:28 (IST) India gets a free-kick after a shoulder-barge on Udanta is considered to be a foul. free-kick goes to a corner and results in thing.
  • At 23:45 (IST) Gurpreet makes one of his first errors of match, pushing a shot straight into path of a Qatari attacker. But rebound came into frame of goal.
  • At 23:56 (IST) What a nerve-wracking game it was. Although Qatar players sought chances to a goal every minute, India was lucky to get away somehow. In absence of Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet takes lead and gave one of best performances of his entire career.
  • At 22:05 (IST) match ended with a draw, 0-0. India’s dedication paid off and Blue Tigers mand to get a draw against hosts. Indian team after India vs Qatar stands in an excellent position to qualify from group.

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09:51 IST, September 12th 2019