India 0-0 Kuwait

Timeline

Brandon Fernandes
↓ Sahal Abdul Samad
45'
Rahim Ali
↓ Anirudh Thapa
45'
55'
Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
64'
Ahmad Al Dhefiri
↓ Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
Manvir Singh
↓ Liston Colaco
70'
79'
Sultan Al-Enezi
↓ Redha Abujabarah
80'
Ali Khalaf
↓ Eid Al-Rasheedi
Edmund Lalrindika
↓ Jay Gupta
83'
85'
Fahad Al-Hajeri
↓ Khaled Ebrahim
85'
Sami Al-Sanea
↓ Rashed Al Dousari
Edmund Lalrindika
90'+4'
90'+4'
Sultan Al-Enezi
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

India

Total ShotsA. Ali3
SavesA. Ali2

Kuwait

Total ShotsE. Al-Rasheedi4
SavesS. Abdulghafoor3

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 6 June
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium · Kolkata, India
Referee: Fu Ming
Attendance: 58,921
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

IndiaLDLLL

L@Australia2-0
LvsUzbekistan3-0
L@Syria1-0

Kuwait4-2-3-1

22Abdulghafoor

13↓Al Dousari

4↓Ebrahim

3Ghanem

Match ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.
90'+7'
Second Half ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.
90'+7'
Offside, India. Sunil Chhetri is caught offside.
90'+6'
Foul by Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait).
90'+6'
Edmund Lalrindika (India) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Sultan Al Enezi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4'
Edmund Lalrindika (India) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3'
Sami Al Sanea (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul by Edmund Lalrindika (India).
90'+2'
Attempt missed. Manvir Singh (India) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte with a cross.
90'+1'
Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
90'+1'
Brandon Fernandes (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Qatar	2	1	1	0	:	+1	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	:	0	3

KuwaitLLLLW

W@Afghanistan4-0
L@Libya3-1
LvsUganda2-0
L@Qatar3-0
LvsQatar2-1

Head to head

IND leads series 2-0-1

16 Nov 23Kuwait0-1India
4 Jul 23India1-1Kuwait
27 Jun 23India1-1Kuwait

14↓Abujabarah

18Shehab

11↓Al-Rasheedi

10↓Al-Harbi

9Daham

1Singh Sandhu

4Ali

6↓Gupta

2Bheke

21Poojari

8Singh Wangjam

12↓Colaco

7↓Thapa

17Chhangte

18↓Abdul Samad

11Chhetri

Substitutes · India

5Mehtab Singh
22Amey Ranawade
15Jeakson Singh
23Amrinder Singh
3Subashish Bose
9Manvir Singh↑
13Vishal Kaith
10Brandon Fernandes↑
19Edmund Lalrindika↑
16Nandha Kumar Sekar
14Naorem Mahesh Singh
20Rahim Ali↑

Substitutes · Kuwait

19Bandar Bouresli
2Sami Al-Sanea↑
6Sultan Al-Enezi↑
5Fahad Al-Hajeri↑
15Salman Bormeya
1Saud Al Hoshan
17Ali Khalaf↑
23Abdulrahman Al Fadhli
12Hamad Al Harbi
16Mubarak Al Faneeni

89'

Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'

Foul by Manvir Singh (India).

89'

Rahim Ali (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'

Foul by Fahad Al Hajeri (Kuwait).

86'

Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Suresh Singh.

85'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

85'

Substitution, Kuwait. Sami Al Sanea replaces Rashed Al Dosary.

85'

Substitution, Kuwait. Fahad Al Hajeri replaces Khaled Hajiah because of an injury.

84'

Delay in match because of an injury Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (Kuwait).

84'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

83'

Substitution, India. Edmund Lalrindika replaces Jay Gupta.

82'

Delay in match because of an injury Khaled Hajiah (Kuwait).

81'

Attempt saved. Azbi Shehab (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmad Al Dhefiri.

80'

Substitution, Kuwait. Ali Matar replaces Eid Al Rashedi.

79'

Substitution, Kuwait. Sultan Al Enezi replaces Redha Hani.

76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

75'

Delay in match because of an injury Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).

74'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

71'

Delay in match because of an injury Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).

71'

Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

71'

Foul by Sunil Chhetri (India).

70'

Substitution, India. Manvir Singh replaces Liston Colaco.

70'

Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).

70'

Attempt missed. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmad Al Dhefiri.

67'

Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

Foul by Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).

67'

Attempt blocked. Redha Hani (Kuwait) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rashed Al Dosary.

65'

Foul by Brandon Fernandes (India).

65'

Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Suresh Singh (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).

64'

Substitution, Kuwait. Ahmad Al Dhefiri replaces Faisal Al Harbi.

62'

Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

Foul by Brandon Fernandes (India).

62'

Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faisal Al Harbi.

60'

Attempt saved. Rahul Bheke (India) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

60'

Attempt blocked. Sunil Chhetri (India) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes with a cross.

60'

Corner, India. Conceded by Azbi Shehab.

60'

Attempt blocked. Anwar Ali (India) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nikhil Poojary with a headed pass.

59'

Corner, India. Conceded by Eid Al Rashedi.

59'

Attempt blocked. Suresh Singh (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

59'

Corner, India. Conceded by Meshari Al Enezi.

58'

Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.

57'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

56'

Delay in match because of an injury Rahim Ali (India).

55'

Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55'

Rahim Ali (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

Foul by Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait).

54'

Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick on the left wing.

54'

Foul by Redha Hani (Kuwait).

52'

Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

52'

Attempt saved. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.

51'

Attempt missed. Rahim Ali (India) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.

50'

Foul by Suresh Singh (India).

50'

Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

49'

Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Anwar Ali.

49'

Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.

48'

Attempt saved. Rahim Ali (India) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes.

47'

Attempt missed. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

47'

Attempt saved. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daham with a cross.

45'

Substitution, India. Rahim Ali replaces Anirudh Thapa.

45'

Substitution, India. Brandon Fernandes replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.

45'

Second Half begins India 0, Kuwait 0.

45'+5'

First Half ends, India 0, Kuwait 0.

45'+4'

Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

45'+3'

Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+3'

Foul by Sunil Chhetri (India).

45'+1'

Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1'

Foul by Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait).

45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Nikhil Poojary (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

45'

Corner, India. Conceded by Redha Hani.

44'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

43'

Delay in match because of an injury Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait).

39'

Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39'

Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).

38'

Foul by Suresh Singh (India).

38'

Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick on the left wing.

37'

Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rashed Al Dosary.

35'

Attempt missed. Liston Colaco (India) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa.

34'

Attempt blocked. Liston Colaco (India) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Gupta.

32'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

31'

Delay in match (Kuwait).

30'

Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul by Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait).

29'

Attempt missed. Liston Colaco (India) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.

29'

Attempt blocked. Sahal Abdul Samad (India) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

28'

Nikhil Poojary (India) wins a free kick on the right wing.

28'

Foul by Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait).

27'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

26'

Delay in match because of an injury Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (Kuwait).

26'

Attempt saved. Anwar Ali (India) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross.

25'

Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.

25'

Attempt missed. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Faisal Al Harbi with a through ball.

23'

Offside, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi is caught offside.

20'

Attempt missed. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.

19'

Offside, India. Nikhil Poojary is caught offside.

14'

Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

11'

Attempt missed. Anwar Ali (India) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anirudh Thapa with a cross following a corner.

11'

Corner, India. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.

Rashed Al Dosary (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Liston Colaco (India).

Meshari Al Enezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (India).

Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Suresh Singh (India).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (India).

Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

Attempt saved. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eid Al Rashedi with a through ball.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

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Match info

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