India vs Oman FIFA WC 2022 Qualifier: India lead at half-time

Sports Thursday 05/September/2019 19:06 PM
By: Times News Service
India vs Oman FIFA WC 2022 Qualifier: India lead at half-time

Guwahati: India took the lead with a goal from Sunil Chhetri in the 24th minute against Oman in their first game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday.

The match will serve as joint qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. The last meeting between India and Oman was a friendly in December last year, which ended in a goalless draw. India though has never won against Oman in a FIFA-recognised match.

India are ranked 103rd in the world and Oman are ranked 87th. After the end of the match India will travel to Doha to face Qatar in their next FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier on September 10, with Afghanistan and Bangladesh being the other two teams that make up Group E.