Hopes of Indian Football team reaching 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers almost vanish
Rajan Nath
November 20th 2019 01:02 PM
The hopes of Indian Football team reaching the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers have dashed after Sunil Chhetri and Co. were defeated by Oman, on Tuesday. If India could have manged to secure at least a draw at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, it would have levelled Afghanistan and may have staken the third place in Group E, with four points under its belt. With just three more games to go, the road of India looks tricky.
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification scenario:
Position | Team | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
1 | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
2 | Oman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
3 | Afghanistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 |
4 | India | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |