India vs AfghanistanLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WC Qualification Asia

2026

India

India

1

-FT

2

Mar 26, 2024

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Guwahati

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Match Timeline

90'+6Substitution

Jamshed Asekzai· In

Jabar Sharza· Out

Afghanistan

90'+6Yellow Card

Vikram Partap Singh

India

90'+2Yellow Card

Afghanistan

Goal!

1-2

Sharif Mukhammad

88'·Afghanistan

⚽

87'Yellow Card

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

India

85'Substitution

Vikram Partap Singh· In

Jeakson Singh· Out

India

77'Substitution

Siar Sadat· In

Habibulla Askar· Out

Afghanistan

Goal!

1-1

70'·Afghanistan

⚽

68'Substitution

Anirudh Thapa· In

Brandon Fernandes· Out

India

68'Substitution

Naorem Mahesh Singh· In

Liston Colaco· Out

India

68'Substitution

Lallianzuala Chhangte· In

S. Chhetri· Out

India

65'Substitution

Fareed Sadat· In

Omid Popalzay· Out

Afghanistan

43'Yellow Card

India

39'Yellow Card

India

Goal!

1-0

38'·India

⚽

36'Yellow Card

Zohib Islam Amiri

Afghanistan

25'Yellow Card

Brandon Fernandes

India

Statistics of the Game

India

Afghanistan

73%Ball Possession27%

11Shots Total14

2Shots On Target5

5Corners4

15Fouls13

5Yellow Cards2

5Offsides0

3Saves1

20Throw-ins11

9Goal Kicks8

76Attacks66

44Dangerous Attacks38

9Shots Off Target9

1Goals2

2Shots Blocked2

4Substitutions0

0Red Cards0

Manager: I. Štimac

Starting XI

1

GS

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

GK

3

SB

DF

2

RB

DF

4

AA

DF

21

NP

DF

19

A

MF

5

JS

MF

12

LC

MF

10

BF

Brandon Fernandes

MF

9

MS

MF

11

SC

FW

Substitutes

13

VK

GK

7

AT

MF

17

LC

Lallianzuala Chhangte

FW

23

AS

GK

6

AM

DF

18

DT

MF

15

MS

DF

20

VS

Vikram Partap Singh

FW

14

NS

Naorem Mahesh Singh

MF

16

JG

DF

22

IK

MF

8

SS

Suresh Wangjam Singh

MF

Manager: A. Westwood

Starting XI

1

OA

GK

4

HF

Haroon Fakhrudin

DF

3

MH

DF

6

HA

Habibulla Askar

MF

21

SM

Sharif Mukhammad

MF

11

TS

Taufee Skandari

MF

8

RA

MF

14

ZN

MF

10

JS

MF

19

OP

MF

7

MA

FW

Substitutes

5

AA

15

SH

Sayeed Reza Hussaini

13

SF

MF

20

FS

FW

22

GR

GK

16

JA

Jamshed Asekzai

FW

2

SS

MF

9

BA

FW

17

OM

FW

23

FK

Faisal Saeed Khil

India vs Afghanistan — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
India	15	D1	1	5	0	0	1/15	0-9
Afghanistan	15	D1	1	3	0	0	7/15	3-12

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

India — last 5 games

L0-3 vs Qatar2023-11-21
L0-2 @ Australia2024-01-13
L0-3 vs Uzbekistan2024-01-18
L0-1 @ Syria2024-01-23
D0-0 @ Afghanistan2024-03-21

Afghanistan — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Mongolia2023-10-12
W1-0 @ Mongolia2023-10-17
L1-8 @ Qatar2023-11-16
L0-4 vs Kuwait2023-11-21
D0-0 vs India2024-03-21

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2019-11-14 – 2024-03-21
India wins: 0
Draws: 3
Afghanistan wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 1.33
Over 2.5 goals: 0%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 0%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2019-11-14 – 2024-03-21) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-03-21	Afghanistan	0-0	India
2021-06-15	India	1-1	Afghanistan
2019-11-14	Afghanistan	1-1	India

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
India	3	6	5	-4	LDLDL	57	-54
Afghanistan	4	2	6	2	WW	37	-33

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsIndia 5 · Afghanistan 6
Positions: #3 vs #4
Goals per game: 0.5/1.17 vs 1/0scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2024-03-26

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Draw 100%

(3/3)

Goals

2-2

Total matches

3

Recent matches

WC Qualification Asia•Mar 21, 2024

WC Qualification Asia•Jun 15, 2021

WC Qualification Asia•Nov 14, 2019

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

0

India wins

3

Draws

0

Afghanistan wins

Goals Scored

2 - 2

Mar 21, 2024 • WC Qualification Asia

Jun 15, 2021 • WC Qualification Asia

Nov 14, 2019 • WC Qualification Asia

Matchday 5 — WC Qualification Asia

Match Report

5 points for India (3rd), 6 for Afghanistan (4th): a 1-point gap. Recent form told a different story for India: only 57th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: India 0.5 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Afghanistan 1 and 0, with the league averaging 1.4.

India were winless in 5. India had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Afghanistan, 7.

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,850. India led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.

More details:

India — live results and schedule Afghanistan — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of India vs Afghanistan?

India 1-2 Afghanistan. WC Qualification Asia match played on 26 Mar 2024.

What league is India vs Afghanistan in?

This match is part of the WC Qualification Asia. The match was played at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between India and Afghanistan?

In 3 meetings between 2019 and 2024: India has 0 wins, 3 draws, and 0 losses against Afghanistan.

Where was India vs Afghanistan played?

The match was played at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.