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India defeats Maldives 1-0 in SAFF Championship Group B match in Dhaka
India today defeated Maldives 1-0 in SAFF Championship Group B match at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Suhail Ahmad Bhat scored the match’s lone goal from the penalty spot in the 38th minute. With this the Blue Tigers entered the semi-finals.
It was India’s second and final group match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships.
India beat Pakistan 3-2 in their opening Group B match on 5th of this month.
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India began its SAFF championship with a 3-2 win over Pakistan.
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India will aim to book its place in the SAFF Championship 2026 semifinal when it takes on Maldives in a Group B fixture in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Naushad Moosa’s side began the campaign with a 3-2 win over Pakistan last week, but his squad has been hit by a few withdrawls since then.
India, which is fielding a second-string team, has seen Farukh Choudhary, Noufal PN and Hmingthanmawia Ralte been released from the squad to return to their club, Mumbai City FC.
Bijoy Varghese, Muhammad Suhail and Liston Colaco have been asked to link up to the senior squad under Khalid Jamil for the two friendlies against New Zealand starting November 12.
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“You lose focus and you see what happens like in the last game against Pakistan.” – Naushad Moosa
India sit on the brink of securing a spot in the SAFF Championship semi-finals as group leaders, needing just a single point in their final group-stage fixture against the Maldives.
While the Blue Tigers hold a comfortable cushion, the Maldives face a monumental task: only a victory by a three-goal margin will take them into the knockout stages.
The last meeting between the two sides came in March 2025, in a friendly that saw Sunil Chhetri temporarily step out of retirement to help India prepare for their Asian Cup Qualifier against Bangladesh in Shillong. India produced a dominant performance that evening, cruising to a 3-0 victory.
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