Team India beat Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Manveer scored the only goal for India.
India’s quest for a first-ever World Cup received a major boost with a battling away win against Kuwait, thanks to the heroics of Manvir Singh.
Team India also won in football along with winning the semifinal match of the Cricket World Cup.
Defeated Kuwait 1-0 in FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 match. In this match held on Thursday (November 16) night, it is remarkable that the Indian team defeated Kuwait in their home country. Manveer Singh scored the goal for India.
Fans Supported Team India in FIFA World Cup Qualifier Match
A large number of Indian fans in Kuwait supported the team in this match. India got more support than the local Kuwaiti team. Moreover, it is known that India won the SAFF Cup recently by defeating Kuwait. The same was repeated in the recent World Cup Qualifiers.
In the 75th minute of the match, Changte’s cross was turned into a goal by Manveer. With this goal, India won 1-0. India is in Group A of the World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. With this win, they came second in this group.
Position in Group A
Group A includes India, Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan. In another match held on Thursday, Qatar defeated Afghanistan 8-1. Now India will face the Qatar team on the 21st of this month. The best part is that this match will be held in Bhubaneswar, India. In this case, Team India will get full support from the fans. Although, It will be a challenge for India to beat a strong Qatar team in Group A.
How will India qualify for FIFA 2026?
In the second round, the top two teams from each group will qualify for both the third round of World Cup qualifying and the Asian Cup. With the win over Kuwait, India improved their chances of finishing in the top 2. Thus India joined the race of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. If India wants to qualify for the third round, they must finish in the top two of Group A at the end of Round 2.