Bangladesh vs India LIVE: updates, score, commentary, news from the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier
Bangladesh 1-0 India SUMMARY:
11′ Bangladesh 1-0 India
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! BANGLADESH SCORE! OH MY DAYS NOW THAT IS A ROAR!
Rakib Hossein takes the ball and squares up Mishra one-on-one near the centre line before absolutely screaming past him with a sensational burst of pace. He then shrugs off the backtracking Mishra with underrated strength, before poking a pass off the outside of his boot to the middle of the goal.
Gurpreet appears favourite to get there, but he hesitates, and that’s all young Shekh Morsalin needs as he races onto it and cleverly nudges it past the static keeper.
India face Bangladesh with the two neighbours already out of the race to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2027, but there’s plenty else to play for in Dhaka today evening. For one, it’s the only men’s football India have on their horizon with the domestic football system in limbo and with the storm clouds of uncertainty not looking like they’ll clear out anytime soon. In need of some desperate cheer, the senior team not finishing bottom of the group would be the least fans expect from the game.
With Khalid Jamil taking a fresh look squad with him, there’s also the potential of seeing what the future holds for the team, with seven possible debutants in the 23-man squad. The most interest, though, will be in seeing if Ryan Williams, once of Australia, will make his India debut after giving up his Australian passport for an Indian one recently.
For the hosts, star attraction Hamza Choudhary has performed well individually since making his debut for the national team at the start of the qualifiers, and they’ll be keen to end a group stage that hasn’t exactly gone to plan for them.
India vs Bangladesh: Full Preview
This is the first time in 22 years that India will play Bangladesh in Bangladesh and that alone should make for a feisty encounter, regardless of the context of qualification to the Asian Cup. Can either team finally register a win in this qualifying campaign? Will it be an improvement on the rather scrappy 0-0 draw the two sides served up in Guwahati in March? We’ll find out soon.
