India Football Team

Watch: Crowd chants 'Vande Mataram', Gurpreet saves penalty and highlights from India's SAFF Championship win

India beat Kuwait 5-4 on penalties after they were locked at 1-1 following regulation time to clinch their ninth SAFF Championship title.

SAFF Championship 2023: 'A night to remember', Twitterati congratulate India on winning ninth title

Here's how Twitterati reacted to India winning the SAFF Championship 2023 tournament.

SAFF Championship 2023 final: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu helps India edge Kuwait 5-4 on penalties to clinch ninth title

In the summit clash of what was the biggest and most competitive SAFF Championship ever, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s winning save etched India's ninth sub-continental title, adding another chapter to the nation's regional supremacy.

Intercontinental Cup 2023: Sahal, Chhangte on target as India beat Mongolia 2-0 in their opening match

Sahal Abdul Samad and Lallianzuala Chhangte scored in the second and 14th minute respectively as the 101st ranked Indians emerged victorious over Mongolia, ranked 183rd in the world.

AIFF strategic roadmap: Focus on making India a powerhouse of Asian football, developing national football philosophy

AIFF is hoping that India will emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football in 2047, which is the country’s centenary year of independence.

Indian footballers Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana miss flight to Vietnam due to travel document issues

Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana Singh are part of Indian football team that will play two friendlies in Vietnam

Igor Stimac names probables list ahead of friendlies

India jump two places to 104 in FIFA ranking

India’s ranking among Asian Football Confederation members, however, still remained static at 19th place.

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: India will have to be ‘respectful’ and ‘ruthless’ against opponents, says Sandhu

Clubbed with lower-ranked opponents in Hong Kong (147), Afghanistan (150) and Cambodia (171), world number 106 India are the favourites to make the cut for the 2023 Asian Cup main tournament from group D.

Indian football team camp for Asian Cup qualifiers to begin on 24 April

Explaining the team's preparations, coach Igor Stimac said, "After a few weeks of training, we will play friendly matches. We are playing a total three international friendlies and there is negotiations going on (about the opponents).