India is taking on Bangladesh in a dead rubber AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier at the Dhaka National Stadium on Tuesday.
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Bengaluru FC forward Ryan Williams was part of the 23-man squad that travelled to Bangladesh on Saturday after he gave up his Australian citizenship for an Indian passport.
He featured for the side in a closed-door friendly against Bhutan on November 13.
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Ryan Williams will not be playing for India, and he’ll have to wait for his official debut, due to a delay in the completion of the paperwork.
While he played in the friendly against Bhutan, for official matches, he needed a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Football Australia, which arrived very late.
He got his NOC only on November 18, meaning that the team could not register him before the 11:59 pm deadline on November 17.
After the clash against Bangladesh, India will have only one match left in the qualification campaign, hosting Hong Kong, China, on March 31 next year.
India, with no wins in four matches in the Asian Cup qualifiers, is already eliminated from the race to qualify for the 2027 tournament.
Published on Nov 18, 2025
