Reality check for India | India 0-3 Qatar | FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

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India 0 - 3 Qatar

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11:12

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Poor Performance by India | India 0-3 Qatar | FIFA World Cup qualifier #indianfootball #fifaworldcup2026 #indiavsqatar Qatar made light work of India in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier at the Kalinga stadium, Bhubaneswar - winning 3-0 thanks to goals from Mustafa Meshaal, Almoez Ali and Yusuf Abdurisag. The first goal came in the fourth minute when Meshaal seized on a loose ball as India let the ball pinball around inside their own box and smashed into the bottom corner. This had been preceded by Akram Afif missing an open goal from four yards out - and the goal merely underlined the strong start that Qatar had made. In front of the visiting Arsene Wenger, Carlos Queiroz's men put on quite the show early on but couldn't double their advantage in the opening half. Amrinder Singh's woeful distribution from the back meant Qatar kept coming at the Indian defence in waves: they just couldn't make the pressure count. Afif was the prime culprit as he dillied and dallied with his finishing, allowing Sandesh Jhingan (twice) and Rahul Bheke (once) to get super, albeit last ditch, tackles in. Afif's delivery from setpieces meanwhile caused all kinds of trouble as Qatar kept sending free headers high and wide.